gender-based violence is violence that is directed towards an individual’s biological sex or gender identity. it includes coercion, physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and psychological abuse. this is the reality of a LARGE statistic of south african women currently.

gbv is disproportionately directed against women and girls in south africa.

whilst people of all genders perpetrate and experience intimate partner and sexual violence, men are most often the perpetrators and women and children the victim. by a shocking margin.

more than 40% of women have experienced sexual/physical violence in their lifetime. 1 in 4 women in south africa have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. and 1 in 3 women will have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime.

this petition is calling on the south african government to declare gender based violence as a state of emergency. women are deserving of human rights and we have been robbed of such in this country. how many more hashtags? enough is enough. 

no justice! no peace!