 |
| Map showing countries within the Asia-Pacific region. The definition of the region is fairly ambiguous. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Survey shows extent of sexual violence in region where 70% of men report facing no legal consequences. A staggering quarter of men in the asia-pacific region admit to commiting rape at least once in their lifetimes with more than half of those repondents admitting the first time being in their teens,
The study covering six countries –
Bangladesh,
China,
Cambodia,
Indonesia,
Papua New Guinea and
Sri Lanka
– found that 10% of men admitted to raping at least once a woman who
was not their partner, a figure that rose to nearly 25% when rape of a
partner was included. This next statistic realy rocked me to the core and i could hardly believe it. 75% yes 75% said they did it because they were sexually entitled to do it, more than half did for entertainment.
The
UN-led study on men and violence collected data from more than 10,000 men and 3,000 women
aged 18-49 between 2010 and 2013 in order to understand why men commit
violence against women and what can be done to prevent it.
The
findings are significant because the Asia-Pacific region is home to over
half of the world's population, making the amount and range of
information collected "unprecedented and ground-breaking", said Dr Emma
Fulu of Partners for Prevention, the joint-UN programme that
co-ordinated the study.( the guardian )
 |
| The Director of a women’s shelter embraces a young survivor of sexual violence. (Photo credit: Amnesty International) |
The men questiond where asked if they had ever had sex with a women who was so drunk or
drugged that they had no idea if they had consented or not and the
questions avoided terms like " rape " or " violence " presumedley to
get truthful responses to the questions asked. Participants were asked to answer the more sensitive questions on a hand-held device that recorded their responses anonymously. Nearly half of the respondents who said they had committed rape, perpetrated the crime on different women.
They were asked how many different women they had raped:
- 55.4% said they have raped 1 woman
- 28.3% said they have raped 2-3 women
- 12% said they have raped 4-10 women
- 4.2% said they have raped 10 or more women What is the answer to the problem? Many think that more police prosecutions would help to deter perpetrators of rape or that more education in families to stop violence to children who go on to rape with violence but surely this can not be allowed to carry on , Any suggestions ! Please use the comments box and dont forget the "reactions" box. Many thanks for reading this article. Regards A+A.
