eight_col_20160504adf8581277_002.jpg Since the launch of Operation Respect there have been 126 disclosures of sexual violence incidents. Photo: NZDFMore women within the male-dominated New Zealand Defence Force are choosing to come forward and complain about sexual violence. A briefing updating on the military's Operation Respect programme has been released to RNZ under the Official Information Act. According to an update from November, since the launch of Operation Respect, there have been 126 disclosures of sexual violence incidents. Before Operation Respect was launched, 36 sexual violence cases were reported between 2011 and 2015.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2019 23:48 UTC