High court ruling states that parts of sexual offences act are unconstitutional

The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria has declared certain provisions in the Criminal Law , Sexual Offences and Related Matters, Act to be unconstitutional and invalid, as they do not criminalise sexual violence where the perpetrator wrongly and unreasonably believes that the complainant was consenting to the sexual act. Joining us to discuss the judgement is South African Human rights Lawyer, Anti-GBVF activist and Co-founder of The EmbraceProject, Lee-Anne Germanos Manuel. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.