Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sport and Recreation has called on the Basotho people to resist the violence that seems to be rampant in Lesotho. This was stated by the Deputy Secretary General of the branch ‘Mabataung Khalane during a briefing on the Lesotho Family Planning Association (LPPA) delegation that met on Saturday over the theme of the year, “To heal the world; stop the abuse.
Ms Khalane said violence was rampant in the world and in society at large, in particular undermining women’s basic human rights where women’s dignity is being undermined and undermined.
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, 1 out of every 3 women worldwide suffers physical or sexual abuse by one’s partner or partner. .
He went on to point out that Lesotho is no exception in this regard as recent studies by Gender Links show that 86% of women find themselves victims of lifelong abuse. He said the physical and sexual abuse of women and girls was seen as a major factor in some of the abuses.
This is supported by the latest figures from the Child Protection Organization (CGPU), which show that during this period of coronary heart disease, high rates of sexual abuse were reported.
“In recent weeks we have buried a Lerotholi Polytechnic student who was sexually assaulted and killed, unfortunately this is not the only one as we are hearing reports from media outlets where women have been killed and this is slowing down.
of a nation that is expected to develop this country, ”said Khalane. In addition, she has highlighted some of the key issues related to violence, and said that abuse restricts the freedom to practice safer sex, which in turn encourages women and girls to, among other things, control.
their desires and put them at risk of HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases, inability to control the succession of children and unplanned pregnancies. According to a WHO study, women who have been abused and sexually abused often have high levels of stress, insomnia, and high drug use.
Another area of concern is the fear and tension that results from abuse where women fail to report abuse or seek protection either in health facilities and other legal services. Khalane confirmed that they were working hard to create plans to prevent abuse as it was illegal.
“In a number of initiatives by the department in partnership with some of the private telecommunications companies, we have introduced the latest technology application of the Nokaneng network, to improve the safety of women and girls against abuse.
Concluding the speech, Khalane urged the public to prevent all forms of violence and to take action to report all acts of violence, including domestic violence, which appear to be very unreported.
In the meantime, there is an urgent need for cases and allegations of abuse to be expedited in the courts and the department in collaboration with some of its departments is working hard to ensure that the abuse law passes in the Lesotho parliament as soon as possible.
open. The chairperson of the Lesotho Family Planning Association, Mr Boithabiso Sithole, explained that the violence had turned into cancer in Lesotho.
“We are deeply saddened by the recent incidents involving a Fokothi student and we are spitting on the matter, we do not recommend it,” said Sithole.
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