According to a human rights report and as reported by all major networks, Nigerian soldiers are raping and sexually assaulting women whilst the government fails to do anything to counter these acts. No punishments have been meted out so far and even the police have admitted that sexual violence is a problem within the security forces.
According to the recent report, police are routinely using rape as a means of intimidating whole communities and also to extract confessions. Precisely because the rapists are from the security forces, most victims are too afraid to report their acts. Victims are not only grown-ups but even small children and elderly women.
Amnesty International has taken steps to campaign against these policies and strongly condemns president Obasanjo's inaction on the issue. As a police workshop was recently organized to discuss sexual violence these efforts may start to bear fruit - a step to the right direction has been taken.
posted by Emilia.kk @ 8:37 AM
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