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Demonstrators hold up banners in Sandton, Johannesburg, Friday Sept. 13, 2019, as they protest against gender-based violence. The protesters are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency a day after the country's latest crime statistics were released. (AP Photo)
South African leader drops UN visit as women protest attacks
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president has canceled a visit to the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders to focus on unrest over gender-based violence and xenophobic attacks.
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Johannesburg on Friday to demand stronger government action against rising levels of gender-based violence. Some members of the ruling African National Congress party are calling on the government to declare a state of emergency.
Police on Thursday released annual crime statistics saying sexual offenses and rape rose 4.6% and 3.9%, respectively, in the past year.
Women across the country have been sharing their experiences of violence and their fears on social media with the hashtag #AmINext.
It follows several days of protests in Cape Town last week after a spate of murders of young women and children.