Tuesday 9 March 2021 - 11:45am
The Rape Crisis Centre in Cape Town held a protest outside the Western Cape regional office of the justice department.
CAPE TOWN - The Rape Crisis Centre in Cape Town says sexual assault victims often bump into their perpetrators along court corridors.
It says this leads to some withdrawing cases.
It submitted a memorandum of grievances to the Western Cape Justice Department to respond to by the end of the month.
Mandisa Mbotshelwa from the Rape Crisis Centre said: “We believe that when survivors are testifying in court they need to feel safe and comfortable in order for them to survive.