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Young and old, large and small, dressed mostly in orange and white T-shirts, hundreds of South Africans from all walks of life gathered to take part in the We The People Walk from Constitution Hill on Sunday, in celebration of the importance of human rights.
The walk (which has a 5km route and an 8km route), through the city of Johannesburg, formed part of this year's Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill, once a place of oppression and imprisonment and now a symbol of South Africa's freedom and democracy. The festival coincided with South Africa celebrating 25 years of democracy as well as the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Below, see a selection of pictures from the walk, which was joyous and uplifting to be a part of.
Participants gather before the start of the We The People Walk on Sunday 24 March 2019.
Walkers gather at the start of the 2019 edition of the We The People Walk at Constitution Hill.
Excitement at the start.
Leaving Constitution Hill for the streets of Johannesburg.
Let's go!
All smiles.
Heading up the hill into Braamfontein, with Constitution Hill on the left.
Enjoying the We The People Walk, in celebration of the importance of human rights.
A walker poses with a cutout of South African human rights icon Ahmed Kathrada.
There was a wonderful sense of celebration and camaraderie at the walk.
On the Nelson Mandela Bridge, which connects the suburbs of Braamfontein and Newtown.
Crossing Nelson Mandela Bridge.
The walk was well organised, with loads of marshals and police assisting the walkers.
Heading for home.
A marshal points the way towards the end of the walk.
Nearly there!
Relaxing on the steps of the Constitutional Court after the We The People Walk.
