16 Days of Activism Newsletter, 2 December 2014

News and Opinion

NotÁ­cias e Opinião
Internacional: feminicÁ­dio e as escalas de injustiça

I Stories – First hand accounts
Lesotho: Abused because of political differences
Botswana: He spent my lobola money on his older brother and then left me
Zambia: raped at 13

Questions of the day

Cyber dialogues / Google hangouts

Key Facts

GBV Indicators

16 Days of Activism

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Botswana

Lesotho

Madagascar

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

South Africa

Swaziland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Michigan, 2 December: The recent world-famous case of Oscar Pistorius getting a five year sentence for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day has put the issue of femicide back under the spotlight. Found guilty of homicide, but not murder, the lenient sentence sent shockwaves through South Africa and the globe. … Read more

Michigan, 02 de Dezembro: A decisão indulgente da juÁ­za do caso, de reconhecer Pistorius como culpado de homicÁ­dio, mas não, de assassÁ­nio de uma mulher indefesa, abala a África do Sul e o Mundo inteiro. … Read more

*Trigger warning: Violence* I was on my way, when I was at Ha-Makhate a car stopped me and they asked me where I was going and my sister was also there. They forced me to get into the car and took me to the charge office. My sister told the police that I did not want to pay tax and therefore she had brought me there so that they could punish me. … Read more

Botswana: He spent my lobola money on his older brother and then left me

*Trigger warning:Violence* I was 27 years old when I got married to a 30 year old man. When we met, I already had a three year old daughter from a previous relationship. We married in 1995 and my husband promised that he would treat his step-daughter as his own child. I was also pregnant at the time that we got married and I later gave birth to triplets, three boys. … Read more

Zambia: raped at 13

*Trigger warning:Violence* I was 13 when I was raped and I get really upset when I think of that moment, I keep thinking about it and I feel terrible. Should I blame my father for what happened? If my father had allowed me into the house that night I would not have been raped. … Read more

2 December 2014

Are govts doing enough about femicide cases and justice?

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Wednesday 26 November
Cyber dialogue on economic empowerment and GBV: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2)
Join the cyber dialogues

Tuesday 2 December
Google hangout on femicide, police data and the justice system: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2)
Join the hangout

Friday 5 December
Cyber dialogue: Diverse sexuality and gender identities. Embrace diversity: 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2)|
Join the cyber dialogues

Wednesday 10 December
Google hangout on human rights framework for post 2015 development agenda. What do we want? 13:00 to 14:00 (GMT+2)
Join the hangout

Full schedule for the 16 Days

GL has conducted Violence Against Women Baseline studies in six SADC countries (Botswana, Mauritius, four provinces of South Africa, four districts of Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe) and is currently rolling it out at national level in Zambia

Lifetime prevalence rates of GBV range from 25% (Mauritius) to 89% in the four districts of Zambia: Kitwe, Mansa, Kasama and Mazabuka.

Strong legislative frameworks exist in most countries but challenges remain around implementing laws and policies effectively.

The Violence Against Women (VAW) Baseline Study is a Southern African research project aimed at measuring the extent, drivers, effect, cost, prevention, protection, programmes and participation in the fight to rid our region of gender-based violence.

Click here to visit the website and view results of studies done in 6 countries.

Every year the United Nations declares the period from the 25 November, International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to the 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 Days of No Violence Against Women across the globe. … Read more