Liberia: Rape National Emergency
Liberia is in a rape national emergency , over 1,000 rape cases have been reported in these last 10 months, it’s gotten worse during quarantine.
I could never understand why someone could do this to their own family member, friend or even a stranger. It’s like controlling and hurting someone is a joy for them, I honestly find it disgusting that someone could take advantage of someone else, not caring about their consent.
I am praying for the victims, hoping for justice and change, hoping that the laws and those meant to protect keep those vulnerable safe and punish the ones responsible for this cruel act.
I could never understand why someone could do this to their own family member, friend or even a stranger. It’s like controlling and hurting someone is a joy for them, I honestly find it disgusting that someone could take advantage of someone else, not caring about their consent.
I am praying for the victims, hoping for justice and change, hoping that the laws and those meant to protect keep those vulnerable safe and punish the ones responsible for this cruel act.
"Margaret Taylor, the director of Liberia’s Women Empowerment Network, said last month her NGO had recorded 600 cases of rape between June and August.
That was up from between 80 and 100 cases in May, she said.Weah’s announcement of a national rape emergency follows a conference in Monrovia on tackling sexual violence on Wednesday.
Addressing the meeting, the footballer-turned-president said Liberia was “witnessing what is actually an epidemic of rape within the [coronavirus] pandemic, affecting mostly children and young girls across the country”.
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