I'm very shocked to hear about this. Lesbians being raped to turn them straight in South Africa and it is not recognized by South African law as being a hate crime. The men who go to jail for raping a lesbian woman is let out on $10 bail. How is that fair? Rape is rape no matter what circumstances and it should not be tolerated by any government.



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South Africa: Declare 'Corrective Rape' a Hate-Crime

Targeting: Deputy Minister of Justice Andries Carl Nel, Blendynn Williams (Head of Deputy Minister's Office), Phillip Musekwa (Private Secretary, Ministry of Justice), see more...Deputy Minister of Justice Andries Carl Nel, Blendynn Williams (Head of Deputy Minister's Office), Phillip Musekwa (Private Secretary, Ministry of Justice), Collen Msibi (Head of Communications, Ministry of Justice), Thando Ntlemeza (Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Ministry of Justice), Tlali Tlali (Chief of Staff, Ministry of Justice), and Minister of Justice Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe Started by: Luleki Sizwe "Corrective Rape" is a term used to describe when a male rapes a lesbian with the aim of 'turning' her heterosexual! This heinous crime is prolific in South Africa, especially in the "townships".  Most of the victims are tortured, grievously assaulted and sometimes murdered! They are also prone to getting HIV/AIDS from the assault, and many of them commit suicide as a result of the "corrective rape"! The South African government and justice system are failing the victims of Corrective Rape by letting the perpetrators out on ridiculously low bail, and taking literally years to bring the court-cases to a conclusion. In the meantime the victims have to live with seeing and being taunted and threatened by their rapists every day, as do those who help the victims! In the last 10 years:  *31 lesbian women have been murdered because of their sexuality  *More than 10 lesbians a week are raped or gang raped in Cape Town alone  *150 women are raped every day in South Africa  *For every 25 men accused of rape in South Africa, 24 walk free Despite all this, hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation are not recognised by South African law! We call on the South African government to declare "Corrective Rape" a Hate-Crime that is punishable by the harshest sentences! Read more at www.change.org

 

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