The campaign, which kicked off on Saturday, highlights the importance of protecting women and children and their rights against violence.  

KwaZulu Natal staff will participate in a march against gender based violence on December 7 while the Gauteng Provincial Office will be engaging in a “Men’s Dialogue” in collaboration with the Office of the Public Protector, at Zonderwater Prison on December 5.

Other events during this period include a dialogue in Athlone, Cape Town, hosted by the Western Cape Provincial Office of the SAHRC, in collaboration with the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA), on December 1.

The SAHRC have expressed their deep concern with incidents of violence against women and children and takes regular action while intervening in these incidents.

Recently, the Commission in conjunction with its sister Chapter 9 Institution – the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) – offered their joint assistance, to the Department of Education in Gauteng, in dealing with the case of 87 children who were molested, sexually harassed or otherwise sexually assaulted by a 57-year-old school patroller at AB Xuma Primary School in Soweto.

Source: IOL