Report on slow gender transformation of the judiciary calls for transparency
Women continue to be underrepresented in the judiciary says report from the Commission for Gender Equality.
Say No to Female Genital Mutilation
Raising concerns over the increasing “medicalisation” of harmful FGM procedures.
Judiciary gender reform is ‘too slow’
Complaints against the continued underrepresentation of women in South Africa’s judicial system.
Taxing time for women
Sonke launches a new campaign aimed at improving the safety and dignity of female commuters.
UN Women Consultative meeting in Nairobi, Kenya
Sonke’s IPN unit manager joins development agencies and civil society groups for regional UN consultation on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Commit to ending FGM this World Patient Safety Day
MenEngage Africa reaffirms its opposition to all forms of female genital mutilation.
Hellish South Africa prison ordered to change
CNN reporters reveal the extent of the inhumane conditions in Pollsmoor.
Historic victory for detainees awaiting trial in Pollsmoor
Court declares conditions in Pollsmoor Remand Detention Facility unconstitutional.
Diepsloot: A place of hell for women
Rape and physical abuse rates more than double those reported in national studies have been recorded in the township.
When authorities failed, a South African newspaper built an app to support gender violence victims
The Vimba app connects survivors of rape with assisting organizations offering free shelter, legal assistance and counselling.
Pollsmoor Remand court case in response to overcrowding to be heard December 2016
Case launched by Sonke Gender Justice and Lawyers for Human Rights will be heard in the Western Cape High Court.
App helps rape victims reach police fast
A simple cellphone app could offer a much-needed lifeline to abused women in Diepsloot.
Showdown over Pollsmoor’s “appalling” conditions
National government and the head of Pollsmoor’s remand facility taken to court by Sonke Gender Justice.
Sonke’s submission on the Liquor Amendment Bill draws attention to the link between alcohol abuse and gender-based violence
Civil society supports the proposed Liquor Amendment Bill as a means to curb SA’s high levels of alcohol abuse.
More than half of Diepsloot men have raped or beaten a woman in the past year
Rape and physical abuse rates more than double those reported in national studies have been recorded in Diepsloot.
MenEngage Uganda has new secretariat!
Straight Talk Foundation, a non-profit organisation managing health and development communication programmes, made new Secretariat of MenEngage Uganda
Wits-Sonke study reveals alarming levels of men’s violence against women in Diepsloot
Worrying trends arise in the data from the CHANGE Trial in Diepsloot.
Sonke launches the #Safe campaign for 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children
Sonke’s newly launched campaign takes a multi-faceted approach to achieving an equitable and violence-free South Africa.
Widows empowered through chicken rearing
Members of the Kenya MenEngage Alliance create initiative to bolster economic independence of the county’s disenfranchised widows.
Addressing HIV in the Lesotho prison system
Work done to improve the quality of healthcare available to inmates of Lesotho’s prisons.
MenEngage Sierra Leone reflects on its work
Details of projects run by Sierra Leone-based MenEngage Africa partners to engage men and boys in curbing GBV.
Calendar of Sonke events for 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children
View a detailed schedule of events hosted and supported by Sonke.
Only one of multiple aggressors
Wisani’s conviction shows concerted community action can expedite justice for survivors of violence.
Sonke welcomes conviction in the Patrick Wisani sjambok murder case
Former ANC Youth League official found guilty of murdering his girlfriend.
