Responding the signing of the National Council of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Amnesty International South Africa Executive Director Shenilla Mohamed said:
“Amnesty International South Africa welcomes the signing into law of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill. It is a positive step towards ensuring the effective roll out of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide which was adopted in 2020.
“A review of the first year since the adoption of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide showed that 55% of targets had not been met. The National Council on GBVF is intended to provide oversight and ensure its implementation. Now that the bill has become an Act, Amnesty International South Africa is urging the government to ensure that it is timeously, transparently and effectively implemented. It must also ensure adequate resources for the implementation of the National Strategic Plan, without this the law on the national council and the strategic plan will have no real impact.”
Background
Amnesty International South Africa made two submissions on the National Council of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill. You can read our latest submission here.
For more information or to request an interview, please contact:
Genevieve Quintal, Media and Communications Officer, Amnesty International South Africa: +27 (0) 64 890 9224; genevieve.quintal@amnesty.org.za
