South African Catholic Archbishop Condemns Gender-Based Violence as Three Arrested over Killing of Nine Women
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In South Africa, the emergence of nine women’s bodies in the vicinity of Johannesburg, in a period of two months, has rekindled the alarm over macho violence. Authorities investigate whether there is a connection between the cases. In this issue of Ellas Hoy we also analyze the setbacks that threaten progress towards equality and the gender gap, which could take more than a century to close. In addition, we address Michelle Bachelet’s withdrawal…
Nine women's bodies found in just two months, dumped by the roadside. The gruesome discoveries have shocked the entire country.
Nine women have been killed since July in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, and recent cases in South Africa have rekindled the debate on gender-based violence and femicides.
Women travel in a group and take shooting courses in the face of fear for their safety, while activists accuse the government of failing to cope with the femicide crisis.
The discovery of nine women's corpses since mid-July in the area east of Johannesburg has triggered a riot among the population.
South African Catholic Archbishop Condemns Gender-Based Violence as Three Arrested over Killing of Nine Women
Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani of South Africa’s Bloemfontein Archdiocese has condemned gender-based violence in South Africa and urged men to respect and protect women following the discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni and the arrest of three related to the killings. South African police confirmed that the bodies of nine women had been discovered in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July, with the ninth body found on the morni…
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