This provision applies equally whether or not the rape victim is a prostitute.

For example, since the characterization of rape as a sexual offence presupposes the chastity and virtue of the victim, a prostitute apos s complaint of rape would automatically fail.

They should also ensure that the requirement of absence of consent does not involve further victimization of the rape victim.

When criminal justice systems address rape, there usually is more scrutiny and blame put on the victim than the perpetrator. In some parts of the world, rape victims themselves are prosecuted.

If the purpose of the abduction is to kill, harm, rape or indecently assault the victim, force the victim to engage in prostitution or extort something from the victim or from others, the penalty shall be life imprisonment.

The legislation governing the crime of rape had also been improved by the elimination of the provision that used to allow a man convicted of rape to escape punishment if he married the victim.

With regard to rape, the most frightening aspect of the statistics relates to the profile and age of the perpetrator and victim.

As mentioned above, the rape victim is required to undergo a medical examination at a governmental medical legal institute.

It reiterated its position, established in previous case law, about the weight given to the testimony of young women who make allegations of rape, by stating that t he testimony of a rape victim, who is young and of tender age, is credible and deserves full credit, especially where the facts point to her having been the victim of a sexual assault.

Rape! Rape!

(d) The Committee is concerned about articles 89 and 90 of the Code which provide that the marriage to the accused of a victim of rape, even statutory rape, and of other criminal offences, extinguishes the criminal offence or the sentence handed down at the trial, to the benefit of a perpetrator who has subsequently married the victim, and particularly of all other participants in the offence.

The existence of this offence has been alleged to deter denunciations of rape, because, if the alleged perpetrator is acquitted, the alleged victim may be prosecuted under this Ordinance.

The Judicial Code, in article 1978 of book 3, on penal procedure, establishes that the crimes of rape, abduction, statutory rape, corruption of minors and offences against modesty are subject to prosecution, but that proceedings will be instituted only if a complaint is brought by the victim.

The Criminal Code prohibited rape, and marital rape was considered rape.

As recommended by the Committee that the law on rape should cover rape within marriage, the Combating of Rape Act covers rape within marriage.

Rape? !

Rape!

Rape!

Criminal procedure called for fair and consistent enforcement of relevant laws, with criminal proceedings being initiated only on the complaint of the victim in the case of rape, with no possibility for reconciliation of the parties.

Alleged cases of domestic violence, rape, attempted rape and sexual assault are regularly reported.

240. The Committee notes with deep concern that the law applicable in the case of rape of a minor excuses the perpetrator of the crime from penal prosecution if he is prepared to marry his victim.

884. The Committee notes with deep concern that the law applicable in the case of rape of a minor excuses the perpetrator of the crime from penal prosecution if he is prepared to marry his victim.

1236. The Committee notes with deep concern that the law applicable in the case of rape of a minor excuses the perpetrator of the crime from penal prosecution if he is prepared to marry his victim.

In addition, another concern pointed out to the Special Rapporteur was the lack of guidance given to district surgeons with regard to the treatment to be prescribed for the rape victim after the examination.

Murder! Rape!

Murder, rape,

Type of victim

The Rape of Freedom in Burma

THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN

Each year about (600) cases of rape and 150 cases of attempted rape are reported to the Namibian Police.

OF APARTHEID, AND THE PATTERN OF RAPE

Rape also continues.

Murder and rape?

According to the International Rescue Committee, the most common type of sexual offence in Sierra Leone is rape and it is committed by those known to the victim and on girls aged between 5 and 15 years.

The report also noted the high risk of rape for women and differences in regional statistics on rape.

The previous law on rape in Namibia contributed to marital rape (a man raping his wife) and rape of people other than women, because these crimes were legally defined not as rape, but as indecent assault (Iipinge and LeBeau 1997 80).

B. Protocols for correctional personnel working with victims and victim assistance (a) victim information and notification (b) victim involvement in decision making (c) victim education programmes (d) victim impact programmes (e) victim offender dialogue programmes (f) staff victimization.

Concerned that the girl child has furthermore become the victim of rape, sexually transmitted diseases and, increasingly, of HIV, which have a serious impact on the quality of her life and leave her open to further discrimination, violence and neglect,

Concerned that the girl child has furthermore become the victim of rape, sexually transmitted diseases and increasingly of HIV, which have a serious impact on the quality of her life and leave her open to further discrimination, violence and neglect,

2.5 The author claims that he learned of the facts of the rape only when charges were read to him on 7 July 1989, just before he was put on an identification parade in which the victim identified him.

Powerlessness of the victim

4. Location of victim _

Residence of the victim

Fifteen rape cases were reported in six provinces, including the gang rape of a young woman in Cibitoke province.

124. The Committee recommends that the seriousness of rape, including marital rape, be emphasized and the law fully enforced.