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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shahana Rasool

Titel

The ongoing challenge of violence against women and children in South Africa. Why are we deeper in crisis?

Ist Teil von

• The Thinker, 2020-06, Vol.84 (2), p.65-69

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been referred to as the Shadow Pandemic, since it has tripled internationally from the startof the outbreak of COVID-19. The increased rates of reported GBV around the globe have ranged from 30% to 200%. We have seen high numbers of GBV reports in SA as well, with the GBV toll-free emergency hotline reporting 120 000 calls in the first three weeks of lockdown.