| ierra Leone News : Sexual Penetration on the Increase in Kenema By PAUL LAMIN IN KENEMA Nov 11, 2014, 17:06 |
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Despite
medical expert advice to avoid body contact in the current Ebola fight,
Humanist Watch Salone has over the past three months recorded
thirty-three 33 cases of sexual penetration mostly targeting under age
girls as young as thirteen years and below.
The
National coordinator for Humanist Watch Salone Christopher M. Braima
said as a human right based civil society organization they are highly
committed towards the fight against the Ebola virus since its outbreak
in May this year.
He said HUWASL is implementing Ebola response projects with support from UNDP targeting five chiefdoms in the Kailahun District.
During
a press briefing held recently at their office in Kenema the National
coordinator said though they are fighting disease in these communities
the records in their possession show an increase in sexual and gender
based violence (SGBV) incidents more especially the issue
of sexual penetration. He reported that from July to date over thirty
cases of sexual penetration as compared to reports received before the
Ebola crisis, highlighting a significant increase.
Christopher Braima said in Talia To.. http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200526620.shtml