South Africa Declares Gender Violence a National Disaster After Protests

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South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg Hundreds of women gathered in cities across South Africa on Friday to protest against gender-based violence in the country before the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.Demonstrators turned out in 15 locations – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban – wearing black as a sign of “mourning and resistance”. Continue reading…

South African women protest gender-based violence ahead of G20 summit

Women gathered across several South African cities to stage lie-down protests.

Hundreds Protest Gender-Based Violence in South Africa Before G20 Summit

Demonstrators called for their government to declare gender-based violence and killings a national disaster in South Africa. This comes as Johannesburg hosts the first G20 Summit in Africa this weekend.

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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