Someone hurt me, what should I do?
Acts of sexual violence continue to threaten the rights of many children across the country, infringing on their constitutionally protected rights to equality, privacy, dignity, safety and health. When a…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
In South Africa, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights are enshrined in section 27 of the Constitution, which states that "everyone has the right to access health care services, including reproductive health…
SECTION27 and partners congratulate Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng UN Special Rapporteur 31 July 2020 Dear Dr Mofokeng RE: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT SECTION27 and partners would like to congratulate you on your appointment as the…
Letter to Minister for Health re: protecting safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during COVID-19
Letter to Minister for Health re: protecting safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during COVID-19 17 April 2020 Dear Minister Mkhize, RE: PROTECTING SAFE ACCESS TO SEXUAL…
Abortion Services in Gauteng province
SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign have developed a pamphlet listing the facilities that offer termination of pregnancy services in Gauteng Province. Gauteng Abortion Services Pamphlet
Why South Africans should care about US anti-abortion laws
Press Statement: SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice Deeply Concerned with Alabama Abortion Act and US Restrictions on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Civil society organisations SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice…
SECTION27 celebrates She Decides Day 2 March 2019
SECTION27 celebrated She Decides Day on 2 March 2019
Statement from SECTION27 Men’s forum re: Wodumo Assault
4 March 2019 Statement from SECTION27 Men’s forum re: Wodumo Assault. SECTION27’s Men’s Forum was established in November 2018 following waves relating to sexual harassment and violence in civil…
SECTION27 stands in solidarity with #TotalShutdown
SECTION27 stands in solidarity with the #TotalShutdownthat aims to highlight and eradicate the alarmingly high incidence of Gender Based Violence in South Africa. We will be participating in the various planned acts of solidarity
Education and policies are vital in fight against rape culture
It is imperative that students and staff are made fully aware of the policies in place to protect them and even more important that the members of the offices and task forces set up specifically to manage sexual violence are clear on what those policies are and how to adequately put them into practice.
“Someone Hurt Me, What Should I Do?” Featured
This guide details, step by step, what to do at the hospital, the police station, the court or school to report sexual abuse and get justice.
Eastern Cape Health Crisis Action Coalition
A recently launched website unveiling the secrecy around the annual initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape has sparked a large outcry among sections of the Eastern Cape population, notably the…