South Africa's president announces measures against femicide

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 17:42 · Archive

South Africa's president has announced measures to combat femicide and gender-based violence.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new measures to tackle femicide and gender-based violence following recent killings of women. He called on men to take more responsibility for such violence and acknowledged that authorities had not done enough to protect women. Police will review unsolved murders, attempted murders and serious sexual offences against women and children within 60 days, and produce a funded plan to reduce forensic backlogs.

How it is being reported

• South Africa urges men to take more responsibility for gender-based violence after series of killingsThe Guardian · 30 Sept, 15:16
• South African president orders action on femicide after killingsAl Jazeera · 30 Sept, 05:39

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