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The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) says that South Africans are becoming desensitised to crime and xenophobic attacks.

In a press statement, CHR points out that, "We fear that xenophobic attacks are becoming regular phenomena, and the South African population is becoming increasingly desensitised."

The organisation further argues that while the law prohibits heinous deeds such as sexual and violent crimes, the South African population has grown apathetic to these issues with little hope of them being addressed.

Gun Free South Africa, a NGO helping to build a safe and secure South Africa (SA), free from fear, by reducing the number of firearms in society, says the presence of guns puts everyone at risk.
 
The organisation’s Claire Taylor has been quoted by the media as saying that the latest data in SA shows that controlling guns, and thus reducing gun numbers, save lives.
 

Zimbabwe's top judge has called for elections slated for later this year to be violence-free, as ill-preparedness raised fears of a repeat of previously bloody polls.

Chief justice, Godfrey Chidyausiku, says that, "We add our voice to those who are calling for free and fair elections that are held in a violence-free atmosphere."

Chidyausiku is of the view that while the courts stand ready to hear cases relating to the forthcoming elections, he hopes that litigation if any, relating to the running of and the results emerging from the polls, will be very little.

The United Nations (UN) is investigating allegations of rapes and other abuses by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops as they pulled back from advancing rebels.
 
The investigation comes amid claims that dozens of women were raped by government forces in the town of Minova in eastern DRC last month.