Organisations to Support For International Women's Day 2023
On International Women's Day, Here's a Curated List of Organisations to Support Worldwide
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South Africa consistently reports one of the highest rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in the world. From 2019 to 2020, reports of sexual violence increased by an average of 146 attacks a day, of which 116 were rape, totalling 42,289 rapes in those two years, according to police data. The overall trend has been increasing since 2017, police say.
In January 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed gender-based violence with three new laws, yet between July and September 2022, 9,556 cases of rape were reported to police; activists say the true number may be even higher.
Last July, the gang rape and robbery of eight women shooting a video at an abandoned mine in West Village, Krugersdorp, also caught national attention.
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