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GLOBAL NOMINATION

September 13, 2018

The Child Witness Institute’s CEO, Dr Karen Muller, has been invited to be part of the Selection Committee to lead the establishment of the Spotlight Initiative’s Civil Society Global Reference Group to end violence against women and girls. She was one of 4 international experts selected out of 44 global nominations.

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Madonsela’s powerful endorsement

September 19, 2016

If, as a society, we allow our children to be destroyed through crime and other maladies,
our nation is poisoned at its source – that is why The Child Witness Institute must be commended for their exemplary act of not moaning in the darkness, electing to take initiative to light a candle instead. So said Advocate Thuli Madonsela at the launch of the institute’s supporting arm, the Child Witness Foundation, in Sandton on 6 September, where she delivered the keynote address.

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Child Witness Foundation Launch – Advocate Thuli Madonsela’s keynote address

September 6, 2016

The Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela, was the keynote speaker at the launch of the Child Witness Foundation in Sandton on Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at St David’s Marist School in Johannesburg.

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Why we have to act now

June 20, 2016

A recent study which found that one in three young South Africans are victims of sexual abuse, highlights the pressing need to adapt the justice system to deal effectively with child witnesses, says Dr Karen Müller, CEO of The Child Witness Institute.

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