Can We Put An End To Rape?

Nigeria, and a lot of African countries have an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse. Despite an increase in violence in women in recent years, a lot of rape victims are still made to go through the pain of watching their attackers go scot free.

An human rights lawyer who has been handling sexual assault cases for over a decade, once said cases are not effective enough, because some instances of rape are not recognized in the eyes of law. Sometimes, after medical examination when no signs of force or bruising, is seen, the law does not recognize that as rape.

Sadly, everyday, more children, and females especially are being molested secretly by both people known to them and those unknown to them. How can this evil be battled?

Rapists must be Convicted

Enough of government taking issues of rape with levity. Once a rape case is reported, valid arrests must be made and investigations completed. Once a rapist has been identified, he or she must be made to face the law. If we are corrupt and always distorting the law, we must make an exception for rape cases. Law enforcement agents must stop allowing rapists get away, we never know who their next victim is.

Parents and loved ones must know their children

I have heard a couple of ladies lament that when they were first raped, their mothers never believed them when they reported the incidence.  Also I have heard a lady lament that her mother was too insensitive, to notice, that she was being molested by her uncle who was always visiting and making her seat on his laps.

Many hold a serious  grudge against their parents today because their parents were to busy, insensitive and careless to know what was going on with them.

How busy are you as a parent? Are you too busy to look at your daughter while talking to her? are you too busy to play a game or have a meal with your child? Are you too busy to seat with your child and chat ? Make amends.

Teach Sons to Respect Females; Teach females How to Act Around Males

Everyone has a son, a daughter, females or males around them. We all must endeavour to teach them respect and ethics. Teach the boy that he must never beat a girl. Teach the boy that he must respect everyone including the female gender , teach the boy and the girl that they are never to force anyone to do anything against their will. Teach the girl how to behave around the opposite sex, teach the girl boundaries and how to set them. Teach girls to avoid being alone with the opposite sex in an enclosed place. Teach boys to control their sexual urges. Teach boys and girls to speak out when someone is stalking or hurting them. Raise good men, raise happy women and heal the world. 

We can end rape. We can have a society where anyone will be scared to rape or lie that they have been raped because they know that the long arms of the law will catch up with them and they will be made to pay. It appears like a long shot, an impossible feat but we can try. We can achieve it if we believe it. We can get it if we enact it.