What is rape? Forced sexual penetration of a person’s (male or female) genital organs, anus, mouth, or any other part of the body with a penis or an object that can be used for sexual penetration. Who can be raped? Any person of any age: this includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons, as […]
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16 Days: A Victim of Civil War
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During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and […]