[RED DEMOCRATICA] How will South Africa respond to gang rape and murder?

 

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	February 8, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate How will South Africa respond to gang rape and murder? The fatal gang rape of 17-year-old South African Anene Booysen is being likened to the recent fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi. But mass demonstrations like those in India are unlikely in South Africa, which observers say has become too accustomed to sexual violence against women: As many as 33% of men admit committing rape, and South Africa had more than twice as many rapes in 2010-11 as did India. Separately, UN Women has launched a website advocating "Say No To Violence" against women. The Guardian (London) (2/7), Daily Maverick (South Africa) (2/8), iAfrica.com (2/8)      Reform of UN is "essential," Annan says  Video shows first days of South Sudan  Loans give cookstove project new lease on life  Poor Indian women sold into prostitution abroad  Hopes of Arctic fishing boom seen as premature  Assassination deepens political crisis in Tunisia  UN Foundation and Kofi Annan Foundation welcome publication of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's papers  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign Global leaders want to hear from you! Share the issues you care about most to create a better world: http://ow.ly/hvvXd via @myworld2015" @UNAUSA "The attacks in Nigeria suggest that Islamist inspired terrorist groups are opening a new, global front against health workers." 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The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/4)        Other News 9 polio workers in Nigeria killed while giving vaccines Reuters (2/8)      Indigenous tribes affected by Ethiopian dam construction The Guardian (London) (2/6)      China could alter labor practices as HP curbs student work The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/7)      Thousands of North Koreans feared dead in unreported regional famine Reuters (2/7)      Loans give cookstove project new lease on life Loans totaling $4 million have been extended to a Seattle-area company that plans to build and sell 3.5 million efficient cookstoves in East Africa by 2020. Burn Manufacturing's project has garnered the support of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who announced the financing deal on her last day at the State Department. Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber (Wash.) 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