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Action Society: On International Day of Non-Violence, South Africa must face its violent reality – Action Society | SA News

Today the world observes the International Day of Non-Violence, a day dedicated to promoting peace, tolerance and non-violent solutions to conflict. Yet in South Africa, the grim reality is that we remain the rape capital of the world and gender-based violence is at epidemic levels. Far from non-violence, our country is overwhelmed by violent crime while our justice system is paralysed by backlogs and inefficiency.

“Every 12 minutes a woman is raped in South Africa. On a day that calls for peace and non-violence, our women and children continue to live in what feels like a war zone,” said Juanita du Preez, spokesperson for Action Society. “We must defend their right to safety and…

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