16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children

Hester Kok, Nomonde Mkhenku, Cindy Greyling,
Zhoané Wessels and Stephani Fredericks

WHAT IS THE 16 DAYS ACTIVISM?

* It is a WORLDWIDE Campaign to OPPOSE VIOLENCE against WOMEN and CHILDREN
* It aims to raise awareness of the NEGATIVE impact that VIOLENCE and ABUSE have on WOMEN and CHILDREN and to RID society of ABUSE PERMANENTLY

What is abuse?

Abuse is any form of harm which can include when someone is:

• hurting your body physically or sexually,
• insulting you, or threatens you with violence,
• harassing you sexually,
• humiliating and degrading you at home or in public,
• controlling how you use your money,
• preventing you from getting or keeping a job, or to see friends or relatives,
• stalking you, by following you or visits you without your permission,
• harming your health or well-being, or
• monitoring your phone calls and telling you where you can and can’t go.

DO YOU KNOW ... that Parliament has passed laws to protect the rights of individuals against abuse?

THEY ARE:

• The Domestic Violence Act of 1998
• The Children's Act of 2005
• The Maintenance Act of 1998
• The Promotion of Equity and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000
• The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters Act) Amendment Act of 2007

DON'T BE A VICTIM!

• BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
• BREAK THE SILENCE
• KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
• ACT AGAINST ABUSE
• DO NOT LOOK AWAY!