Fight violent crimes against innocent children in Port St Johns, Eastern Cape

Port St Johns has a growing number of children raped and killed each year…

“Join Social Change and People's Health Movement, on a Campaign to stop violent crimes on Child abuse in Port St Johns from the 18th - 22nd August 2014 and make an impact TODAY!"

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        SAY NO TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN ABUSE TODAY

“Women and children abuse is undermining our democracy as the rainbow nation. It is the violation of human rights and dignity and has no place to our young, growing democracy in South Africa and the entire globe. Through integrated approach and joining hands together, we can end domestic violence based to women and children…”

Yoxolo Galadla, SOCIAL CHANGE Manager

SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN ALSO HAVE TO CONTEXT WITH EXTREMELY HIGH RATES OF RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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DECLARE VIOLENCE BASED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN A STATE OF EMEGENRCY!

 SOCIAL CHANGE

“I could not believe that such a loving husband, who usually brings all the joy in my life, could turn against me… I thought I was responsible for his behavior; I never give everything he wanted till such time I realised that there was nothing more left to give him. He usually calls my name nicely while he was abusing me and violating my rights. I became depressed and my children suffered different forms of abuse by him. I couldn't believe when he raped our daughter and repeatedly physically abused his own son. Every night I cried and nothing more could help. He turned my children against me and made me a completely stranger in our own home. He ordered children not to dish me on the food that were bought by him and made me watch them eating while we sit altogether. He made me exchange his favors for sex and was even jailed by my own loving husband…” Dudu 

(A sad story told by Dudu)

“…my mother told us not to do this again…” These were the words of the child age 9 year old, crying and whose hope was on the hands of SOCIAL CHANGE. “…I am sorry, an examination shown that it was not the first time or the second time she was sexually abused. She also developed warts, an STI that symbolises that she was infected by the rapist…” said the treating doctor to the SOCIAL CHANGE. Her mother was leaving the child unattended and the time the child was observed experiencing abnormal pains, she was drunkard the entire weekend while the child was raped repeatedly at the beginning of the weekend and has spend more than 72 hours unattended…

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has launched, on the 23rd June 2008, a set of guidelines that will be used to assist magistrate on how to effectively deal with cases involving victims of domestic violence. It is believed to be against the views with regard to protecting women and children. This was another step forward in ensuring that the rights of victims of domestic violence are affirmed and protected. The guidelines was also believed would improve services to the majority of people who had their rights to dignity stripped away by perpetrators. The guidelines will provide a better and more reliable analysis of domestic violence act of 1998 from the perspective of independent of magistrate.

Many victims of domestic violence are afraid or scared to ask for help because they might end up loosing the perpetrator who usually the bread winner in the family. South Africa has a constitution that guarantees protection for all .

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, child abuse or intimate partner violence (IPV), can be broadly define a pattern of abusive behaviours by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, friends or cohabitation. Domestic has many forms including physical aggression (hitting, kicking, biting, shoving, restraining, throwing objects), or threats thereof; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; intimidation; stalking; covert abuse (e.g. neglect); economic deprivation and more.According to the constitutional Court of South Africa, women were under the social and even legal control of their fathers and/ or husbands and were recognised as the second-class citizens for many years. Black women were obviously doubly disadvantaged as a result of their race and their gender. Customary law, for instance gives black women the status of minors and excludes them from rights regarding children and property.

Nowadays women and black women in particular are still economically disadvantaged. They make up a disproportionate of the lower paid jobs such as domestic and farm labourers. They often earn less than man for the same tasks. South African women and children also contend with extremely high rates of rape and domestic violence.

Most children had suffered under apartheid for many years. Some had been detained without trial, tortured and assaulted. Many faced discrimination in health care, education and other areas. Children become the most vulnerable members of the society. They depended on others, their parents and families or the state when these fail for care and protection.

Most children had suffered under apartheid for many years. Some had been detained without trial, tortured and assaulted. Many faced discrimination in health care, education and other areas. Children become the most vulnerable members of the society. They depended on others, their parents and families or the state when these fail for care and protection.

Section 28 of the Bill of rights in South Africa entitles Children’s rights. At the same time women are obviously protected by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new constitution: the right to life; dignity; privacy and others. But they receive specific protection in section 9 entitles Equality. The prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of gender, sex, pregnancy, and marital status is clearly intended to protect women. The result of this section leaves no doubt that no unfair discrimination on any feature of being a woman will be tolerated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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