A total of 10 086 South African Police Service (SAPS) members have been charged for serious criminal offences between 2013 and 2021. These offenses include: murder, rape and assault with the intent to commit grievous bodily harm. Only 50 of these, more than 10 000 members, have been formally suspended
Over 37,000 DNA specimens in sexual offences cases are yet to be processed in the Western Cape alone. Read the full article here: https://www.groundup.org.za/article/sexual-offences-cases-being-delayed-and-withdrawn-due-dna-processing-backlog/
Action Society will be lodging a complaint with the Office of the Public Protector on Friday 22 October 2021. This complaint requests the Public Protector to investigate, as a matter of extreme urgency the failure to deal with the backlog of DNA evidence in a sufficiently expeditious manner; and the
Let’s look at a legal development that could be good for crime prevention. The passing of the Convicted Offenders Amendment Bill would mean convicted offenders will have a DNA sample taken before they’re released from prison. So what is the delay? Civil rights organisation, Action Society, says it’s in preparations
Cape Town – Community activists and pressure groups has expressed concerns over 161 sexual offence cases allegedly struck off the court roll since December in the Western Cape. Read full article here: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/concern-after-at-least-161-sexual-offence-cases-struck-off-the-court-roll-since-december-4138e623-9007-492a-8284-c14712b3c6da
Action Society supports calls for Cele to be fired with these 10 reasons Action Society supports current Cape Town mayor, Dan Plato’s, call for Police Minister, Bheki Cele to be fired. “We echo Plato’s words that South Africa deserves a police minister who cares about making the lives of South
The Action Society Justice Fund was launched this month to assist in the civil rights organisation’s High Court application aimed at forcing Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the Convicted Offenders Bill (CO Bill). “These legal proceedings are necessary due to Bheki Cele’s constant failure to bring the CO Bill to parliament.
Have you ever looked around you and thought: “What is wrong with the world? Why are we plagued with so many social problems in the world and especially in South Africa that just seem to be getting increasingly worse and more complicated to address?” We know that the HIV/Aids pandemic
Die dukgroep Action Society sê ‘n onafhanklike paneel kundiges moet voortaan die nasional polisiekommissaris aanwys. Lees volledige artikel hier: https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/onafhanklike-paneel-moet-liefs-polisiehoof-aanwys/
The Presidency has confirmed that national police commissioner Khehla Sitole is facing suspension and has been invited to make a case against his suspension to the president. Read full article here: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/2650795/presidency-confirms-police-commissioner-khehla-sitole-faces-suspension/
Action Society acts in the interest of the public through active advocacy for policy change. We work within the community to fight for a reformed justice system, holding government accountable for failing to protect South African citizens.
