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In this paper, Patrick Welsh, Patrick Godana and Dean Peacock from Sonke Gender Justice profile their organisation’s use of community education, lobbying and advocacy for access to justice after the murder of Sandiswa Mhlawula in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa. …
Lovers’ quarrel ends in murder of two sisters and a brother-in-law. Chris Ndaliso and Nontuthuko Ngubane report.
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Given the extent to which Sierra Leone’s decade-long war and people’s experiences of sexual and gender-based violence remain present in everyday life, it follows that work to foster social transformation will also need to be conducted through careful long-term engagement. …
Aphiwe Boyce of the Sandton Chronicle questions the validity of statistics measuring sexual crime levels in South Africa.
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An invitation for papers and participants to contribute to a workshop and conference interrogating masculinities being held in Northern Ireland.
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The Safer South Africa for Women and Children (2012-2015) joint programme strengthens violence prevention mechanism, and creates a protective environment for women, girls and boys. The programme is a joint initiative of the Government of South Africa, UNICEF, UNFPA and …
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An open letter to the permanent representatives to the UN.
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This paper provides an analysis of the design and implementation, as well as to provide baseline findings, of the One Man Can trial. The One Man Can trial is a cluster randomised controlled trial implemented in the Bushbuckridge area of …
Gabi Falanga reports on the outcome of Patrick Wisani’s bail hearing.
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At the outset, we welcome the opportunity to make written submissions on the Draft White Paper on Safety and Security and wish to thank you for extending the deadline for submissions to allow our position to be considered in the …
Participants are given a chance to present their own proposals that they have developed over the last two weeks.
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Three more participants write about their experiences of the Women’s Health, Masculinities and Empowerment short course.
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Sonke Gender Justice and the University of Pretoria invite you to join a short course investing and challenging gender inequality.
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Two participants from our short course being held in Nairobi give us feedback on Wednesday’s session.
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Learn more about course coordinator Josephine Mukwendi.
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An open letter that echoes calls for leaders and politicians across South Africa to be held accountable for their actions.
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Another five participants share what they hope to gain from our short course.
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Promundo’s latest short film, “Living Peace: The Story of Abby and Kyalu”, follows a couple who were abducted by rebels in eastern Democratci Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2008. Abby was forced into hard labour and his wife, Kalyu, was …
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