Sexual assault victims in Bangladesh are being discouraged from seeking justice by the painstakingly slow trial process and a surprisingly low conviction rate, lawyers say. In many cases, the perpetrators are influential or politically well-connected men, who then threaten the victims or their families into silence. ‘Inefficiency of investigators’Some of the investigators tasked with probing cases of sexual violence lack experience and skill. These cases are creating a backlog and causing a delay in delivering justice in other cases. “As a result, the law which is meant to protect the victims is misused by many to harass their opponents.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 24, 2017 19:41 UTC