THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH COUNCIL SAYS
VIOLENCE IS OFTEN USED TO CONTROL WOMEN IS WORLDWIDE -- ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA.
A RECENT STUDY BY THE COUNCIL AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ORGANISATIONS HAS FOUND THAT ONE IN 14 WOMEN WORLDWIDE
WILL AT SOME STAGE IN THEIR LIFE BE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN A
PARTNER.
THIS STUDY WAS DONE IN 56 COUNTRIES
INCLUDING SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE, AUSTRALIA AND INDIA.
INDIA HAD THE MOST CASES…
THE COUNCIL’S NAEEMAH ABRAHAMS SAYS
CULTURE AND SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND IMPACTS SEXUAL VIOLENCE GLOBALLY
ABRAHAMS SAYS MOST WOMEN DO NOT REPORT
SEXUAL ASSAULT DUE TO THE STIGMA OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE INMOST AREAS:
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