OBJECTIVE 7 : PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF WOMEN Expected Output Required Action as specified in PoA Time frame Progress Decrease in crime and violence in general and crime and violence against women and children in particular Identify and strengthen anticrime and violence strategies Ongoing A Ministry of Women, Children and Persons with Disability was established to place particular focus on addressing the challenges faced by the designated group. The Child Justice Act was promulgated in April 2010. Phase I and II of the National Register for Sex Offenders was implemented. The Register contains names of sex offenders who have abused women, children and persons with disabilities. 2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the national 16 Days of Activism Campaign on No Violence Against Women and Children 17 Thuthuzela Care Centres established across the country in communities with high incidents of sexual violence by March 2009 Victim-friendly facilities have been established in high contact crime police stations 70 Remarks The Act is designed to provide a twin-track child welfare and justice approach that focuses on prevention, early intervention, diversion from crime and the rehabilitation of children with law. By September 2010, the register contained 600 people who had abused children and people with disabilities

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