South Africa's crime statistics reveal alarming trends in violence and GBV

The delayed release of South Africa's crime statistics has ignited public outrage, with opposition parties and civil society groups condemning the escalating violence, particularly gender-based ...
Opinion

Why South Africa must take urgent action against GBV beyond ribbons and hashtags

Latiefa Jacobs and Mandisa MashabaEvery day in South Africa, another woman survives domestic violence or sexual assault, and too often the country responds with symbolic gestures instead of urgent ...
Human Rights Watch

Confronting South Africa’s Crisis of Gender-Based Violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains shockingly pervasive across South Africa, according to a new report. Despite the country’s robust legal framework and policies aimed at tackling GBV, the practice ...
Human Rights Watch

South Africa Needs to Step Up Fight Against Gender Based Violence

The second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) this week in South Africa presents an opportunity to reflect on the successes and challenges in tackling widespread GBVF in ...

South African women stage lie-down protest against gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit

Hundreds of women wearing black have gathered in a Johannesburg park to protest gender-based violence in South Africa.