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theHandpuppet

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Thu Sep 11, 2014, 04:01 PM Sep 2014

‘One killing is too many’: African women’s rights group protests Pistorius trial

September 12, 2014
‘One killing is too many’: African women’s rights group protests Pistorius trial

Members of the African National Congress Women’s League have picketed the Oscar Pistorius trial calling for an end to violence against women.

Outside court, they held up signs that read “one killing is too many” and “if you kill a woman you are a killing a nation” in a bid to raise the profile of domestic violence.

“We are really looking forward to justice being done,” ANCWL National Executive Committee spokesperson Ednah Molewa told The Citizen.

“They (the Steenkamps) are a forgiving family, but they want to see justice being done.” ....

Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/09/12/00/11/one-killing-is-too-many-african-womens-rights-group-protests-pistorius-trial#FCMDSiUFI2TZlfoR.99

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