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** PRESS RELEASE
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** Child sexual assault cases in South Africa demand urgent and decisive response


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** For Immediate Release
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Sonke Gender Justice laments the surge in cases of violence against children in South Africa. The recent reports of child sexual assault cases in the country highlight a disturbing phenomenon that demands urgent intervention and systematic and structural reform.

In recent cases that have sparked outrage and anti-gender based violence marches across the country, is the matter of an Eastern Cape young girl who was allegedly raped in the Bergview College school premises in October last year, and two other separate cases of sexual assault of minors reported to have occurred in the same province, and yet no arrests have been made in the cases.

‘’The prolonged delays in prosecuting these cases, even after months have elapsed since the crimes were reported, starkly illustrate the shortcomings in our justice system. It is crucial to recognise that when justice is delayed, it is effectively denied. We demand timely action to ensure accountability and restore faith in our legal system’’ said Bafana Khumalo, Sonke Gender Justice’s Co-Executive Director.
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