Women’s rights activist Rita Abraham expresses concern over uneasy peace in South Africa – Times of India

It’s been more than two weeks since the violence in South Africa The situation has improved after 25,000 soldiers were brought in to assist the police in bringing back order and security.
“But South Africans of Indian origin are still in fear of mob violence because of increasing threats on social media, especially in KwaZulu-Natal, the province that has a large population of Indian origin,” said Rita Abraham, a coordinator for Durban. Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (Gopio) International for Africa. Like many other PIOs in South Africa, Abraham traces his roots to indentured laborers who left the port of Kolkata to reach South Africa via the Belvedere and Truro ships 150 years earlier.
An entrepreneur who runs his own broking firm is called SA Insurance BrokersShe is also a social activist who works for women’s rights as well as against human trafficking in Africa and is the founder of South African Women’s Forte, an organization that works towards empowering women.
Abraham believes the widespread violence and looting in South Africa earlier this month was deliberate and a well-planned, coordinated attack on the country’s democracy and the rule of law. “Incidents of Violence Started Right After Our Former President” jacob zuma Surrendered himself to South African police after warrant of arrest. During the attacks, there was an attempt to incite violent racial tensions,” she explained.
However, widespread hunger, poverty, desperation and lack of socio-economic development over the years are also the underlying causes of violent attacks in his opinion. “We know that there are poor and hungry people in South Africa and the state should have done more to alleviate the miserable conditions of the average South African. It is unfortunate that hungry people turn violent robbers, leading to innocent people lives lost.”
He is also worried about the future. Abraham said, “I believe that civil unrest has evolved into anarchy, looting and attacks on civilians. If the underlying problems are not addressed, we may seek to end injustice, economic inequality and poverty.” You can see the repetition.”
While he received many messages of concern from his friends and extended family members in India during the violence, Abraham notes that no one from the Indian government has officially reached out to support the Indian-origin South African community. . NS Indian Overseas CouncilHowever, a global organization that represents people of Indian origin has started discussions with several groups in South Africa to voice the concerns of people of Indian origin.

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