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New anti-migrant demonstrations are taking place in South Africa. The government announced the withdrawal of a circular on asylum applications, but the announcement did not appease the anger of the protesters.
In South Africa, anti-migrant violence broke out in Soweto, Johannesburg and Durban. Cars were burned down and shops looted, in the midst of tensions around asylum applications.
South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.
Rape and "systematic" sexual violence, according to a report by the Israeli Civil Commission. On stage, Céline Bardet, a lawyer and international investigator, looks back at the investigations into the crimes committed during the October 7 attacks.
On the front page of the press this Friday: anger, an election under tension and reunions.
Marie-Charlotte Garin, rapporteur of the proposal for the integral law, is at the microphone of France 24.
The proposal for an "integral law" was voted in the parliamentary committee and debates on the text will begin on 1 October in the National Assembly Chamber. Designed to fight "360 degrees" against this scourge that regularly headlines the press, it aims to be complete: prevention, training and reparation. In total, 69 articles to better define gender-based and sexual violence, to better frame them and finally to take to the body a phenomenon of society that France cannot overcome. Documentary writer Cécile Delarue and Violaine de Fili lawyer
In Mauritania, as violence against women and girls escalates, civil society is putting pressure on the authorities. The adoption of the so-called Karama Act is intended to strengthen the protection of victims from sexual violence. The text, validated by the government, has remained blocked in Parliament for several years. In a memorandum presented on Thursday, 24 September, these organizations call for a clear timetable for its adoption.
Vigilantes, marches and recollections: hundreds of demonstrators mobilized across South Africa on Friday evening, September 18, to pay tribute to the nine women found dead in east Johannesburg. In a country with more than 60 homicides a day, the nine murders caused shock waves across the population. Anger is rising and calls are increasing for the government to act against violence against women.
