GBV Campaigns Not Working

Here we are at that time of the year again when we rant that "this can't go on", or that "things must change". And we launch this or that campaign which will, this time around, "really make a difference." But nothing changes and, instead, things get worse.

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As we head towards Women's Day tomorrow, the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) seems to be like perpetually filling a holey bucket with water: you never get anywhere near your goal.

As we report today, the numbers make for depressing reading. Murders of women and children, rapes and contact sexual offences are not going down. The best we can report is that, in some cases, they look stable, but in others they're increasing at an alarming rate.