the problem at hand is that South Africa is said to be a country with the highest rate of rape by interpol.
with this issue currently rising, we need to first check the causes and facts and then design strategies to solve the problem.
here are some causes of the high rate in South Africa:
- rape victims know little or nothing about this complex system before they enter it, and they find it almost incomprehensible at times.
- the system does little or nothing to inform survivors about the progress of their case and what is expected of them with regard to next steps.
- there is no provision made for survivors to receive any form of psychosocial care inside the justice system.
- Officials are often biased against survivors and treat them insensitively or inappropriately, causing secondary trauma.
- the system is fragmented, lacking cohesive links between one service provider and another in the overall service chain – from the police services, to the forensic unit to the courtroom. Many cases fall between the cracks and are lost or weakened as a result.
- government departments responsible for state service providers are unable to collaborate effectively to tackle the problem at higher levels of influence.
- survivors are unaware of the fact that they can complain about the system, and don’t know how to go about doing so if their rights are not being upheld.
- the way the system is set up gives the accused more rights and greater levels of representation in court than the victim of the crime.
* the above problems can be eliminated or reduced by strengthening the Law of the country when it comes to rape offenders. rape has to be taken very seriously and the law has to show no mercy to rape offenders.
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*there must be awareness raised to alert the nation about the seriousness of rape crisis.
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