South Africa: Will South Africa's Domestic Violence Law Protect Survivors?

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Changing police and court practice to improve service and justice for survivors will take more than legislative reform.

On 10 September 2021, South Africa's Parliament passed three amendment bills, known as the Gender-Based Violence Bills, in response to public outrage over soaring levels of gender-based violence and femicide across the country. But in a nation where strong legislation is poorly implemented and rarely changes front-line practice, can we expect the new bills to make a real impact?

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