Human dignity that is one of those words having different meanings to different people around the world, depending were you from. South Africa is one the world countries with a diverse number of people inheriting in it. Thus have a diverse cultures and different ways in which people defines certain words. As a patriotic South African and within the culture I come from, “human dignity” is something that a person grow up maintaining until their ultimate or current age. This is attained in different ways.
Human dignity as I mentioned is accomplished in variety several ways. From were I come from you will have to respect every person you meet regardless of their age, gender, race or culture hence you will gain their respect in return. In so doing you’ll automatically have a sense of pride and it also boost your self- esteem. In doing so and not disrespecting other people in anyway, not have a mistake in these conditions of gaining dignity, then you have “human dignity” what we call in my vernacular Swazi “isithunzi”. Human dignity is determined by the environment (nature), culture you’re within.
The South African constitutional law protecting the rights of the indigenous people I think it is the best thing in shielding human dignity. In fact to make an example I once so a stand up comedy by one of our South African comedian making a joke about someone like Nelson Mandela, I couldn’t believe someone will do such a thing, after the freedom fighter having so much respect for everyone in this world. That is one example of violated human dignity. In this way even those who don’t care of being disrespected will have to respect those who do want to or deserve to be respected thus dignity will be protected, if the government restrict such things to people then it will avoid the violation of inherent human dignity.
