Pretoria, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa advocated changes in the judicial system to favor victims of gender violence and called for a transformation of the prevailing patriarchal system, it was reported Tuesday.
The president expressed such views yesterday in Durban, KwaZulu Natal province, at the National Congress of the Clothing and Textile Workers Union.
In his speech, Ramaphosa pointed out that the deep-rooted patriarchy in South Africa needs to be addressed with bold steps aimed at transforming the country into one of gender equality, as reported in this capital.
The President, who is launching a national campaign against gender-based violence, femicide and other abuses against women and children, called on political and economic sectors to confront this phenomenon, which sees one South African woman every three hours killed.
In South Africa, from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, an increase of 1.4 percent in murders was reported, for a total of 21,022, 19% of which were the result of gender-based violence.
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In his speech, Ramaphosa pointed out that the deep-rooted patriarchy in South Africa needs to be addressed with bold steps aimed at transforming the country into one of gender equality, as reported in this capital.
The President, who is launching a national campaign against gender-based violence, femicide and other abuses against women and children, called on political and economic sectors to confront this phenomenon, which sees one South African woman every three hours killed.
In South Africa, from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, an increase of 1.4 percent in murders was reported, for a total of 21,022, 19% of which were the result of gender-based violence.
mh/cg/apz/tgj/ir/gdc
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