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Kassaye Dametie Jenny Hill
BBC News Amharic BBC News, Johannesburg
Ethiopia's first ever sexual violence registration system is in the
works and set to start operations next year, the government has said. South Africa's electoral commission has appealed to the
The system which aims to country’s Constitutional Court after judges this week overturned a ban on
prevent and respond to sexual violence against women and children is hoped to former President Jacob Zuma standing in the forthcoming election.
make an impact in a country where prosecuting gender-based violence is a major challenge. The commission had barred his candidacy arguing that the
According to a 2016 survey, 23% of Ethiopian women have experienced physical constitution bars from public office people who have been sentenced to more
violence and 10% have experienced sexual violence. People often underreport such experiences so the true number is likely to be higher. than 12 months in prison.
The anticipated system Mr Zuma was given 15 months for contempt of
will hold sex offenders accountable even after they serve time for their court in 2021, though he only served three months in jail.
crimes. Earlier this week, South Africa’s electoral court overturned
When it's operational, it that ruling but did not publish its reasoning.
will exclude registered sex offenders from working in schools, orphanages and The Electoral Commission has now asked the country’s highest
other children's institutions, the women's rights and protection executive in the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs Seleshi Tadesse told BBC News Amharic. court to provide legal clarification on the issue.
With a budget of around 10m birr ($176,000; £140,000) due to be contributed by various In a statement,
institutions, the national sex offence crime registry is proposed to have three officials said there was substantial public interest in providing certainty on
types of pages, including a public page. the interpretation of the relevant law.
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