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South Africa: 'Rape Not Treated Seriously'
SAPA, 21 February 2013
Police officers and social workers should treat abuse and rape cases with more seriousness, a ministerial committee said on Wednesday. Read more »
Is Rape Taken Seriously in South Africa?
The government's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Violence against Women and Children has called on police and social workers to treat abuse and rape cases with more gravity after a series of high profile sexual violence cases against women.
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20 February 2013
We're Are All Affected by Rape in South Africa - Rape Survivor
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