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Sheena Swemmer

Sheena Swemmer is the head of the Gender Justice programme at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Wits University.

Latest Work

Sheena Swemmer

29 March 2026

Obstetric violence: A scandal hindering women’s reproductive justice today

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Sheena Swemmer

25 November 2024

Troubling judicial double standard around gender-based violence in South Africa

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Sheena Swemmer

18 July 2024

Landmark case will challenge the ‘consent’ requirement in sexual offences cases

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Sheena Swemmer

23 March 2023

Pregnant women of Rahima Moosa Hospital join the ranks of victims of pervasive obstetric violence

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ConCourt’s Andy Kawa judgment a victory for the rights of gender-based violence victims

BATTLE FOR JUSTICE OP-ED

7 April 2022

ConCourt’s Andy Kawa judgment a victory for the rights of gender-based violence victims

4 min

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Sheena Swemmer

28 November 2021

Obstetric violence: A war against women that is being waged in the shadows

4 min

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Sheena Swemmer

14 October 2021

‘Foreplay’ judgment shows how problematic judicial views around consent in rape cases persists

3 min

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Sheena Swemmer

29 April 2021

Live animal export is a violation of animal welfare and human rights and could lead to our next pandemic

4 min

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Women are being evicted from shelters onto the street

GROUNDUP: OP-ED

20 August 2019

Women are being evicted from shelters onto the street

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Sheena Swemmer

3 March 2019

Attempted rape is not treated as a serious offence in SA law

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