“Hospitals take responsibility to provide treatment for those affected by sexual and gender-based violence. They also undergo counseling,” Nimba County Gender Coordinator Yaah Belleh Suah, who is the focal point for the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection (MGCSP), in the county, said. According to Madam Suah, between August and October 2017, 18 cases of sexual and gender-based violence were reported. “We have only 3 rape cases on the docket in a year; the court can free some of them, because of the delay to prosecute them. Madam Suah explained that tradition and family involvement is one of the impediments hampering the fight against sexual and gender-based violence.

Source: Daily Observer November 07, 2017 02:15 UTC