GOING THROUGH the budgetary appropriations of the Special Budget that is to cover July to December, there is glaring notice that there is no allocation for the combat of rape - an endemic the country is battling.
IN SEPTEMBER 2020, President George Manneh Weah declared rape a national emergency. He also introduced the first set of new measures to address the increase in violence against women. The measures include designating a specific prosecutor to handle rape cases and setting up a national sex offender registry. He is also creating a national security task force to handle sexual and gender-based violence and is allocating $2 million to address the issue.
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