There’s need for increased awareness and re-orientation, sensitisation on what constitutes assault and sexual violence. A lot of women don’t know what constitutes sexual assault and believe because it’s their boyfriend or husband, they must endure all manner of things; this is false. He divulged that presently, there are still a lot of myths surrounding sexual violence and a lot needs to be done to address that. Others include the need for DNA and robust investigation of crime scenes, time wasting tactics and intimidation of survivors by perpetrators and their families. “We need to remove the stigma around sexual violence.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2020 04:30 UTC