Students protest in the nude at Wits
JOBURG - Students at Wits University stood in solidarity against women abuse in South Africa during a naked protest.
A feminist march took place earlier today at Wits University. The protesters were seen topless at the university
It is believed that the student protest was in consolidation against Women Abuse and the #RUReferenceList. (Scroll down to view the statement released by the Wits SRC.)
View some of the reactions on twitter:
Thank u to everyone who came. Thank u to the Black Feminists at the UCK as Rhodes #iamoneinthree #RUReferenceList pic.twitter.com/AGF0SjNiwv
— SimamkeleD (@simamkeleD) April 26, 2016
My daughter and her friends earlier at Wits #RUReferenceList #rapeculture #iamoneinthree pic.twitter.com/NTwGzgIsxK
— Thandiswa Mazwai (@thandiswamazwai) April 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/WitsSRC/status/724918938455429120
#wits students standing in consolidation against #WomenAbuse and #RUReferenceList at Central Block #WitsUniversity pic.twitter.com/9wLi7mnmCP
— Michael Cost (@michael_cost_) April 26, 2016
Breaking: Corinne Knowles has been found in contravention of the #RUInterdict. #RUReferenceList pic.twitter.com/TJCvZVC5sh
— #ReActivated (@ActivateOnline) April 26, 2016
The Wits SRC has since released a statement regarding the protest. The statement reads:
We as South Africans live in a society with one of the highest rates of gender based harm and violent crime against womxn in the world. We live in a society in which rape culture is to a large extent normalized and has for far too long been allowed to continue without significant challenge. We live in a society with a justice system that consistently fails rape victims and rape survivors in the fight for justice, if not actively dissuading them from seeking it. Indeed the system is failing us. Click here to view the full statement.
