Police forensics needs to be urgently tackled if justice for rape survivors is to be more than routine lips service come Women’s Month, warn women’s groups and civil society.
Read the full article: https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/justice-for-rape-survivors-south-africas-dna-backlog-faces-uphill-battle-ffe1a008-0798-4506-a371-6f373819aa7b
Over the weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele visited several forensic laboratories and expressed concern over a backlog of about 240 000 DNA samples that needed to be analysed. Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2630131/dna-test-backlog-delaying-justice/
Despite a turnaround plan that the police implemented in March, the backlog in DNA cases continues to rise – standing at a whopping 237 631. Read more: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/saps-dna-backlog-grows-to-almost-240-000-cases-20210921
Advocacy group Action Society has appointed a legal team to conduct a watching brief on the case of Siphokazi Booi, 27, who was brutally killed in Mbekweni, Paarl. Read more: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/advocacy-group-keeping-close-watch-on-brutal-paarl-murder-case-194d960e-bfb2-4c8f-aea9-83268ef656f8
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