“Drawing on the historical context of Apartheid South Africa and the devaluing of life that took place under this brutal regime, this article assesses both the roots of GBV* and the ongoing systemic issues in preventing and prosecuting perpetrators of GBV crimes” Hannah Anesu Costelloe
*Gender Based Violence.
This article by project collaborator, Hannah Anesu Costelloe, was written and first published for the Digital Global Rights Journal, a digital publication that provides a space for discussion of global human rights issues as part of FORUM FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS.
Hannah is an undergraduate student of International Relations at the University of Edinburgh and a content writer for FORUM FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS.
Contributed by Hannah Anesu Costelloe, writer for Digital Global Rights Journal, March 2023