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Protestors lie down during a moment of silence in honour of those who lost their lives through GBV.
Hundreds of women who were part of the anti-gender-based violence nationwide shutdown in Johannesburg on Friday say the crime should top the agenda of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
People, including members of the LGBTQIA community dressed in black, gathered at Constitutional Hill to commemorate women killed in gender-based violence.
They lay on the ground in silence for 15 minutes to convey deep grief and exhaustion as well as peaceful and quiet protest.
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Some told SABC News that the government should do more to curb violence against women.
“Recognise women and the role they play in sustaining our economy and how they are being sidelined, killed and discarded, and that is why it is important to us because GBV is not a South African issue; it’s a global issue where there is poverty and where there is collapse. I am overwhelmed if the country could get together like this to celebrate survivors and also as a proactive approach to ending GBVF.”
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