Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Violence against women"

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    • At the crossroads: linking strategic frameworks to address gender-based violence and HIV/ AIDS in Southern Africa 

      Combrinck, Helene; Wakefield, Lorenzo (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
      In recent years, southern African governments have made a number of important commitments on international and regional levels to combat HIV/ AIDS. The subregion has also seen a number of strategic developments such ...

    • Going the extra mile: police training on domestic violence 

      Combrinck, Helene; Wakefield, Lorenzo (Institute for Security Studies, 2010)
      As anticipated by the drafters of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA), the South African Police Service holds the key to the successful implementation of the Act. Over the past ten years, researchers and independent bodies ...

    • Stop prison rape in South Africa 

      Ghanotakis, Elena; Bruins, Marianne; Peacock, Dean; Redpat, Jean; Swart, Raoul (Agenda, 2007)
      South Africa has some of the highest rates of rape in the world. Activists have drawn attention to the devastating effect this has on women and children. However, insufficient attention has been paid to rape - predominantly ...