MSF survey finds resources for Rustenburg rape survivors is lacking

16 August 2016 - 14:09
By Nomahlubi Jordaan

Not only is rape highly prevalent in the Rustenburg Municipality‚ but opportunities to reduce the more serious health impacts of the crime are being missed. That’s according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF)‚ who on Tuesday released a report that reveals that one in four women in the Rustenburg area is raped during her lifetime‚ yet 95% of women who were raped never told a medical professional about the incident.

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