What’s missing in GBV cases? An inquiry is trying to find out
Three Chapter 9 institutions – the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) – have launched a joint national inquiry into South Africa’s criminal justice system response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).
In the name of improving the criminal justice system “The inquiry seeks evidence-based submissions that can assist in identifying systemic challenges and developing practical recommendations to strengthen South Africa’s response to GBVF,” the commissions said.
SAHRC spokesperson Wisani Baloyi said, “The criminal justice system’s response to GBVF requires a coordinated, survivor-centred and accountable approach involving law enforcement agencies, prosecution services, courts, health services, social support services, community structures and other relevant stakeholders.
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