Members of the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly (SRWA) along
with gender activists in Swaziland and beyond are still reeling in shock after
the Royal Swaziland Police Service (RSPS) effectively silenced activists and
shut down a peaceful women’s solidarity march that the SRWA organised on 29
May. SRWA organised the march in response to a recent case, where a man
stripped naked the mother of his child, assaulted her, and with a knife to her
back, dragged her by her hair for three kilometres, through surrounding
communities and across the busy MR103 highway, to his uncles homestead.
RWA’s founder and chairperson, Sebenzile Nxumalo explained
that the march was organised to show support for all victims of gender-based
violence (GBV), raise awareness about violence against women and to encourage
members of the community to condemn these inhumane acts. "What we seek to
do as an organisation is to mobilise women. We want to amplify the voices of
rural women so that they get empowered to speak out and stand up.”
Original article: http://allafrica.com/stories/201306110451.html
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