The head of the Women and Children Protection Section of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Vera Mendy, has disclosed that there is an increase in sexual and gender-based violence, including domestic abuse even as the Ebola virus loses ground in the country.
Making the disclosure during last Thursday's MICAT press briefing, Ms. Mendy described gender-based violence as cruel. "Rape against children is also on the increase," she added. At least 85 percent of those victimized, are between the ages of 3 and16 or perhaps even younger, according to Ms. Mendy.
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