REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED SECOND PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS and INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA Measures to prevent and eliminate violence against women 137. The National Prosecuting Authority highlights that in 2010/2011 there was an increase in capacitation of prosecutors with a total of 180 prosecutors trained on the comprehensive manual on maintenance matters in line with the Maintenance Act, 349 prosecutors were trained on the Child Justice Act, 102 prosecutors on integrated Domestic Violence Skills manual training and 79 prosecutors were trained on human trafficking related subjects. 138. In order to capacitate police offers in handling of sexual offences, 1 117 police officers were trained in the Sexual Offences First Responders course during 2010/11 aimed at first responders to sexual offences, which include community service centre personnel, emergency police service personnel and detectives. There are currently 803 police stations in 9 provinces with victim support rooms. Victim Support Rooms are rooms at police stations that police officers are using for interviews, statement taking and consultations with victims of sexual offences, child abuse and domestic violence. There are currently 90 Victim Support Rooms. Furthermore, there are 163 Family and Child Protection units re-established and fully operational across the country in the South African Police Service. 139. In line with the provisions of Section 234 of the Constitution, a Service Charter for Victims of Crime in South Africa (known as the Victims Charter) was developed in 2007 to ensure that victims remain central to the justice process in South Africa, to eliminate secondary victimization, to clarify the standard of service to be accorded to victims and to provide for recourse when these standards are not met. 140. By October 2009, at least 6 provinces had One-Stop Service Centres of Abuse in South Africa and currently, there are overall 109 shelters throughout the country accommodating and rendering psychosocial services to women and their dependent children who are victims of abuse. These are Government funded facilities with a shelter associated with it and the Minimum Standards for Shelters for Abused Women are developed by the Department of Social Development. During 2010, 13 of the existing shelters were strengthened to accommodate victims of human trafficking. Public educational material and measures 141. Government has rolled out initiatives and campaigns that seek to dismantle sex stereotypes. The National Education Curriculum has particularly been reviewed to eliminate gender stereotyping and other forms of bias and discrimination. In this regard, a Manifesto on Values, Education and Democracy was released in 2000. The Manifesto contains strategies designed to promote the values of democracy, equity, non-racism, non-sexism, human dignity, accountability, the rule of law, respect and reconciliation. 142. Other strategies employed to address gender stereotyping include the 16 Days Activism Campaign and the 365-Day National Action Plan, launched in 1997, against gender-based violence. Awareness campaigns have been conducted particularly through the media. To sensitise society on the prevention and stemming of sexual violence, South Africa launched, in 1999, the 16 Days 175