Elections and Paper Promises: What do Political Parties Say About the Problem of Violence against Women?

Date of event:

2 April 2009

South Africa's statistics for rape remain some of the highest in the world. Figures for the number of women killed by their intimate male partners are also amongst the world's highest. We may ask, with the country's fourth democratic election imminent, how are political parties proposing to deal with these problems of violence against women?

To debate these issues, the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre, Women'sNet and the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand are hosting a forum on 2 April 2009. Its key objectives are:

To highlight violence against women as an area of policy concern;
To understand political parties' various positions and responses to the problem of violence against women; and
To create a space for critical engagement with these various positions.

Parties to be represented at this debate include the African National Congress (ANC), Freedom Front Plus, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), United Democratic Movement (UDM), Congress of the People (COPE), Democratic Alliance (DA), Independent Democrats and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP).

Time: 11h00 to 13h00

Event Address

Event Venue:

Ikhaya Lethemba One Stop Centre to Address Rape and Domestic Violence, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">176 Smit Street</st1:address></st1:street>, corner Melle Braamfontein

Street address:

176 Smit Street, corner Melle

Suburb:

Braamfontein

City:

Johannesburg

Province:

Gauteng

Country:

South Africa