A whole lot Protest Gender-Primarily based Violence in South Africa Earlier than G20 Summit

“The G20 is a second the place South Africa is attempting to place themselves as a steady and rising financial system to the remainder of the world. We’ve a few of the strongest leaders throughout the globe gathered right here at the moment, and we won’t have this dialog till they take a look at the truth on the bottom of the expertise of ladies, the L.G.B.T.I. group and kids.” “I’ve had sisters, brothers, cousins, moms affected by gender-based violence, affected by you realize sexual assault. And I’m simply right here to signify them. To signify each single girl and baby in South Africa, figuring out that we undergo this day-after-day. Fifteen ladies are killed each single day. And it’s not talked about sufficient.” “The truth that there are world leaders right here, it is going to assist to perhaps crack sense or put stress on our authorities to really do one thing.” “So we’ve chosen this second, whereas eyes are on us, to indicate them an actual image of what it’s prefer to be in South Africa, and to place stress on our authorities, each regionally and externally.”