The war against women and children in South Africa

[theHandpuppet]

‘War against woman and children in SA’
August 8 2014 at 11:38am
By Warda Meyer

Cape Town - Political parties painted a grim picture of the state of women in the province, during a Women’s Day debate in the Western Cape legislature on Thursday.

Opening the debate on substance abuse and domestic violence, Speaker of the provincial parliament Sharna Fernandez said violence against women was one of the most widespread human rights abuses and a key human security issue of our time.

“Violence against women is not only common, it is often fatal, especially in the poorer communities where poverty and substance abuse is rife.” ...

...The war against women and children in the country had reached crisis level. “It is not something to play politics with. It is something that requires us to band together to fix.”

The rest of the article at http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/war-against-woman-and-children-in-sa-1.1732562#.U-Tb_01OWM8

Additional articles regarding women's rights & issues in South Africa:
History of Women's struggle in South Africa
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/womens-rights-and-representation
Women’s Day: A-Z
http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/women-s-day-a-z-1.1732731#.U-TdOE1OWM8
Learn from SA’s female greats: Public Protector Thuli Madonsela
http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/learn-from-sa-s-female-greats-protector-1.1732243#.U-TdeU1OWM8
Realizing Women’s Human Rights in South Africa
http://www.fletcherforum.org/2013/06/10/tunney/

[yeoman6987]

1. So disappointing

I though South Africa was one of the better countries (after Apartheid of course and all the lessons learned from that horrid time).

[theHandpuppet]

2. It’s a long walk for women’s rights

Independent Online
It’s a long walk for women’s rights
August 10 2014
By KRISTEN VAN SCHIE

Cape Town - Fifty-eight years after tens of thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings decrying the pass laws, a small band of about 200 – and some men – marched on Saturday in Cape Town.

Billed as the “Women’s Humanity Walk”, the march from St George’s Cathedral to Artscape focused on an issue of a different kind.

Marchers chanted “No means no” and “Enough is enough”, while others held up posters reading “Stop abuse”, “Women Unite” and “Real men don’t rape”.

Three Harley-Davidson motorcycles led the parade, and a woman in a leather jacket raised her hand again and again and shouted, “Amandla!”

MORE at http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/it-s-a-long-walk-for-women-s-rights-1.1733055#.U-dlLE1OWM8