ShutItAllDown
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| ShutItAllDown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 October 2020 - 12 October 2020 |
| Location | Windhoek, Swakopmund, and other parts of Namibia |
| Caused by | The killing of Shannon Wasserfall; sexual and gender based violence; and femicide in Namibia |
| Goals | To end sexual and gender based violence; to end femicide and to ensure gender equality |
| Methods | Protests, Demonstrations |
| Status | Ended |
| Casualties | |
| Arrested | 25 |
| Charged | 24 |
ShutItAllDown was a wave of anti-Sexual and Gender Based Violence protests across Namibia aimed at stopping the spread and continuation of physical and sexual violence against women. The protests, which began on 8 October 2020, followed the killing of 22-year-old Shannon Wasserfall whose remains were reportedly found buried in a shallow grave near Walvis Bay, 6 months after she went missing.[1][2][3][4]
On 10 April 2020, 22-year-old Shannon Wasserfall went missing in the coastal town of Walvis Bay. Following her disappearance, communities rallied together using social media in search of her. After six months of her disappearance, her father received an anonymous text message informing him that his daughter was buried in a grave kilometres away from the town. He later informed the Namibia Police who went to dig out the remains. Two days later, one woman and her brother were arrested in connection to Wasserfall's murder. [5][6]