“Severe punishment for heinous crimes should serve as a deterrent to perpetrators; as it shows society’s rejection and unacceptability of the criminal actions,” she stressed. This call is just and right, to end actions of rape against women and girls. She maintained that it is now hard time that the campaign against rape and other crimes against women and girls goes from mere words to strong and effective actions. She stressed that safety measures against the occurrence of the crime at the community level are also necessarily critical. “I called on everyone to name and shame those who are predators on our daughters and sisters.

Source: Front Page Africa July 21, 2020 12:45 UTC