Oscar Thomas
10 December 2014
10 December 2014
The African Christian Democratic Party in
the Western Cape said it is concerned by the latest sexual crime report that
half of sexual offences occur within the home.
African Conference on Sexual and gender
Based Violence released statistics which shows that 25.1% of sexual offences
are steered by the victim’s relative and 34% of these perpetrators live amongst
our communities.
ACDP Ferlon Christians said victims often
withdraw protection orders after reporting an initial crime as the perpetrator
is often the breadwinner of the home.
Christians said we live in a society where
heads of the house-hold are the chief architects of the evil that lurks within
families.
Christians said the future of our woman,
for the hope of our nation, we as men must take a stand for a centuries of
abuse that has been perpetuated against woman.
“We urge woman to decide that their right
to being free from abuse supersedes their fear of the one who is abusing them
Christians added.
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