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| Effects of Xenophobic Violence against Women, Children and other Vunerable Persons |  |  |  |
| Monday, 19 July 2010 13:19 | |||
| (Issued by the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children Partnership) With reports of increased violence against foreign nationals from the African continent, making the rounds again, and those who are able to flee packing their belongings and trying to get back to their countries of origin, the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children’s Shelter has again received requests to house women and children should the attacks be of such a nature that there is a need. In the aftermath of the attacks there was a range of responses from political and community leaders, scholars, media and civil society. Various accounts and explanations regarding the root and immediate causes, as well as ‘appropriate strategies’ for short, medium and long-term interventions, were given. However, there were no local nor national government initiatives dedicated to preparing potentially hostile communities for the return or reintegration of displaced non-nationals. There were also no systematic efforts to hold accountable those responsible for the violence. The partnership at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children Partnership comprises ten organisations working towards the eradication of violence against women and children, and violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed Persons. We work in both urban and rural settings as well as in the Southern Africa region. Our programmes address physical and emotional wellness and safety as well as education and training. The Saartjie Baartman Partnership strongly demands that the South African government and Chapter Nine Institutions responsible for protecting human and women’s rights do the following:
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