Gov’t hospital treated 14 rape victims in Feb alone – official

Memoscar Lasuba | February 28, 2017 | 8:34 am

Juba Teaching HospitalJuba Teaching Hospital has so far received 14 cases
of rape and sexual harassment this month alone, A clinical officer has said.

Most of the cases were reported from different parts of Juba town.“Three
cases were sexual harassment, while 11 were rape,” Samuel Legge told Eye
Radio.He added that majority were from Kubi village, Lokiliri County,
where six women were raped recently.

Members of the army were accused of perpetrating the crime in Kubi. The
administration at Bilpam is currently investigating the allegations.

Last week, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission reported that
sexual and gender-based violence including rape, abductions, and
conscription of child soldiers in South Sudan had increased in the past
years.

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