Tag Archives: Corrective rape

South African children most at risk of rape

March 29, 2011 by benim

South African children aged 12 to 17 are more likely to be raped than people of any other age, in a country where the incidence of rape is among the world’s highest, a minister said Tuesday. The women’s minister, Lulu … read more »

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South Africa: Wife walks in on ‘rape’

February 22, 2011 by benim

An Ivory Park man was on the run on Monday after his wife caught him raping his 10-year-old step-daughter, police said. Warrant Officer Neldah Hlase said the girl’s mother left the two together on Sunday while she went shopping. On … read more »

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South African Government Refuses to Reply to ‘Corrective Rape’ Activists

December 22, 2010 by benim

Each week, more than 10 lesbians in the South African city of Cape Town are taken by men into a makeshift shack, a back room, or dark street and violently raped with the goal of ‘turning them straight.’ Over 30 … read more »

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South Africa: Where ‘Corrective Rape’ Is Not a Hate Crime

December 11, 2010 by benim

South Africa. Nelson Mandela’s “Rainbow Nation.” Home to one of the most vibrant, active and creative activist movements of the 20th century. The first nation on earth to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in the constitution. The first African … read more »

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