Zimbabwe: Rape of girls

This is Zimbabwe has a horrific report on the huge numbers of girls that are raped annully in Zimbabwe……”In Zimbabwe, 40 000 girls are raped annually before they turn 17,” Makoni said. “Every day, the Girl Child Network receives at least one report of a girl below 16 who’s been raped, with some victims as young as six months old. 350 rape cases have been reported to us so far this year.”

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