South African President Nelson Mandela signed the final draft of the current South African constitution on the 10th of December 1996. This new constitution of South Africa came into effect on February 4th, 1997, replacing the interim constitution of South Africa that had been in effect from 1993. The constitution contains the South African Bill of Rights, which enumerates several human rights in South Africa. The Bill of Rights in South Africa prohibits discrimination and states that everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection under the law. A few other examples of rights contained in the Bill of Rights include: The right to life, human dignity, freedom and security, privacy, education, speech, association, assembly, freedom of religion, and the right to vote. The democratic alliance that has been formed in South Africa between different groups has given people a voice in their future.