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South Africa: Protests Against Violence to Mark Start of Women's Month
News24Wire, 1 August 2018
The start of Women's Month in South Africa will be marked by countrywide marches and pickets over violence again women, children and gender non-conforming people. Read more »
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South Africa: 'We Are Wearing Fear Like a Second Skin,' - Women Ahead of #totalshutdown Protests
News24Wire, 26 July 2018
"Enough is enough. We are now taking control." Read more »
Women's Month Starts With #TotalShutDown Marches
#TotalShutdown protests are happening across South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho to highlight the plight of women and children. "Every week, we receive multiple reports of women, children, and gender non-conforming people who have been brutally murdered, kidnapped, or abused, and there is no sense of urgency from our leaders to find ways in which society can tackle this violence", organizers of the #TotalShutdown campaign have said.
