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Action Society demands better support for GBV victims amid SAPS failures [SOUND]

# Action Society is demanding urgent reforms in the South African Police Service’s handling of gender-based violence cases. A recent domestic violence census shows that only 62-percent of police stations are serving protection orders, while many cases are missing or incorrectly filed, leading to low conviction rates, which are under 20-percent in several provinces. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez calls for zero tolerance of abuse within SAPS and insists on improved support for GBV victims:

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