The African National Congress Women’s
League has called for a Commission of Inquiry into the rape and gender based
violence.
This call comes after the brutal murder and
rape of a 17 year-old girl in Bredasdorp last week.
Women’s Legal Centre said they would
support the establishment of that commission, because the rate of women abuse
in this country is very high.
WLC Director Jennifer Williams said that they
would support the call for an inquiry into the states response to gender based
violence and whether we are allocating enough resources to gender based
violence.
“What can be done to make sure that women
report rape and that their accused are convicted; and sentences are applied to
prevent men from taking advantage of a system that has flaws in it” Williams said.
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