City of Cape Town and Swiss Embassy Officially Open Human Rights Exhibition - "The Face of Human Rights"

Mayor Helen Zille and the Ambassador of Switzerland, Viktor Christen,will officially open the exhibition on human rights, "The Face of Human Rights" installed on the Concourse Level of the Civic Centre which runs from 1 February until 21 February 2007. The opening coincides with the Mayor's Welcome Reception for Parliamentarians on the same day.

Details of the opening ceremony are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 8 February 2007
Time: 17:00 for 17:30
Venue: Concourse Level, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Civic Centre, Cape Town

Human rights and its violations have many faces. The exhibition attempts to capture these and demonstrates the various facets of this subject. The photographs illustrate specific subjects linked to human rights such as the right to life, the prohibition of discrimination, the right to food, the right to health, the right to housing, the protection of private life, the freedom of thought and belief, the right to education, the right to work, the protection of property, the right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture, political rights and freedom of expression and the rights of refugees and displaced persons.

The exhibition is a journey through the landscape of human rights and human right violations. It documents the moment, without passing judgement and calls on the public to come to terms with the different facets of human rights.

Issued by:
Lisle Brown
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: 021 400 3065
Cell: 084 888 1901

Communication and Marketing
City of Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 2201
Fax: 021 957 0023

Media Queries:
Hans-Ulrich Tanner
Consul General of Switzerland in Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 7506
Cell: 082 569 4715

Viktor Christen
Ambassador Of Switzerland
Swiss Embassy Pretoria
Tel: 012 452 0660
Swiss Embassy Cape Town
Tel: 021 418 3669