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Justice for rape victims: A call for accountability

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April 07, 2025

IF MEDIA reports that quote experts are to be believed, the 7-yearold girl who was allegedly raped in the Eastern Cape by an official at a school she attends is to be raped again, this time by the justice system which regrettably is a common occurrence in this society.

- DR THABISI HOEANE

Justice for rape victims: A call for accountability

Rape victims have the system so loaded against them that it is almost useless to try to bring these evil perpetrators to justice. In this case the alleged suspect reportedly refused to give a DNA sample and enlisted the help of a "civic organisation" to challenge the request.

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