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Trigger Warning: Tackling Gun Violence in Domestic Abuse

Published: 1 March 2024
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Gun violence within abusive relationships is a subject that is all too familiar for anti-violence organisations and activists but seldom gets the public attention that it deserves. In February this year, HBF with its partners, Gun Free SA, MOSAIC & the National Shelter Movement of SA launched a new campaign that aims to strengthen the rights and safety of victims from gun-related domestic violence.
Lenina Rassool

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With Pots & Pens to Parliament

Published: 22 April 2025
Community kitchens in Cape Town are feeding thousands amid rising food insecurity, yet their work extends far beyond food—each meal represents invisible care work, a daily act of resistance and solidarity that fills the gaps left by failing systems. This report shares findings from a four-year research project which explored how a strengthened informal sector can contribute to the progressive realisation of the right to food.
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Gun-related femicide in SA: A call to action

Published: 17 April 2025
South Africa is in the grip of a femicide crisis, with firearms playing a leading role in the murder of women. This brief, developed by our partner, Gun Free South Africa, outlines six key recommendations to strengthen gun control, close legal loopholes, and prevent firearms from falling into the hands of those who pose a threat to women’s safety.
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It’s An Order! Protection Orders Must Protect!

Published: 10 July 2023
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The Its An Order guidebook is a three-part guide developed by MOSAIC aimed at providing practical information to victims of domestic violence and first responders to domestic violence incidences and reports about rights, responsibilities and the law.
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The State of Hate in South Africa in 2021

Published: 13 May 2022
Our partner, the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG), has been lobbying for a law against hate crimes and hate speech since 2018. This brief was developed to give policy and lawmakers an impression of the unacceptably high and ongoing cost in human life, equality, and dignity experienced in 2021 alone.
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Adapting to disaster: Domestic Violence Shelters and South Africa’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Published: 1 December 2021
Research Brief No.2
This brief is the second in a series produced by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in relation to its ‘Care and Support in a Time of Epidemic’ research project. The project focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on shelter services to victims of domestic violence in South Africa, and seeks to strengthen policy and practice in the provision of domestic violence services.
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Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech

Published: 1 October 2021
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The Hate Crimes Working Group has submitted written comments to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, on the long-awaited Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown on Domestic Violence in South Africa: What do we know?

Published: 17 August 2021
Research Brief No.1
This brief is one of a series produced by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in relation to its ‘Care and Support in a Time of Epidemic’ research project. The project focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on  shelter services to victims of domestic violence in South Africa, and seeks to strengthen policy and practice in the provision of domestic violence services.

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Sheltering Hope: Care, Support & Accountability in GBV Response

Published: 25 August 2021
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A collation of research dedicated to a focus on strengthening care and support for victims/survivors of GBV through the lens of shelter services spanning the last decade. This body of work draws on two EU-funded projects aimed at improving the state’s response to GBV - particularly in the context of shelter services - and, more recently, how COVID-19 and the nationwide lockdown of 27 March 2020 shaped the incidence, experience, and response to domestic violence in South Africa.  

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