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Tag: Gender Based Violence

The Gendered Impact of Human Trafficking in Africa: Addressing the Vulnerability of Women and Girls

Post author By Rosette Umutoniwase
Post date 27. February 2026

Introduction Human Trafficking: A crime that shames us All.[1] Human trafficking remains one of the most pressing human rights violations in Africa, with women and girls facing the most severe…

Tags Border Controls, Gender Based Violence, Human Trafficking, Maputo Protocol, Palermo Protocol, Womens Rights

South Africa is actively failing one of its most vulnerable groups of citizens

Post author By Nicole Kroppenstedt
Post date 26. September 2025

GBV is on the rise in South Africa On April 11 2025, the Non-Profit Organisation Women for Change[1], which is dedicated to ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country,…

Tags African Union, Gender Based Violence, South Africa, Vulnerable Groups, Women for change