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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Bulawayo have raised concern over increasing cases of gender-based violence in the city.<\/p>\n

Female police officers under the banner ZRP Bulawayo Province Women Network on Tuesday held a march in the city centre under the theme, \u2018All lives matter! End gender-based violence now\u2019.<\/p>\n

The march was held in partnership with organisations such as Family Support Trust, Contact Family Counselling Centre and Justice for Children Trust.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele urged parents to protect their children following the raping of an 18-month-old baby recently. Said Asst Insp Msebele:<\/p>\n

We are commemorating 16 days of activism against gender-based violence as we have noticed that we have these cases within us.<\/p>\n

We have noticed that women wake up in the morning to go to the market and leave their children unattended.<\/p>\n

The youngest case we have in Bulawayo is of a 1 year and six months who was raped, just imagine this, where was the mother of the child? It is our responsibility to protect these children.<\/p>\n

Chairperson of the ZRP Bulawayo Province Women Network, Chief Superintendent Lethiwe Mhandu also implored parents and guardians to protect their children. She said:<\/p>\n

We have seen children from the age of five up to even 12 years old, they are being raped by their fathers, male relatives and their neighbours.<\/p>\n

It is our responsibility as parents to protect these children, they are vulnerable members of the community.<\/p>\n

As police, we urge communities to monitor and know the whereabouts of their children and report all sexual offences within 72 hours so as to obtain post-exposure prophylaxis as it also helps the police to gather evidence.<\/p>\n

Chief Superintendent Mhandu also urged men who are victims of GBV to report the abuse so that the perpetrators are held accountable.<\/p>\n

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