Global Rape Epidemic
Global Rape Epidemic
Nowadays, there is a global rape epidemic and there are just a few laws to prevent it. Sexual violence against women is a big issue in society because women’s human rights are being violated. It leads to too many health problems, for example, exposure to HIV and also to physical and mental problems. There are some countries who allow the rapist to get married with the victim in order to stay free and impunity from their crime. Government should stop this as soon as possible. Some national studies have shown that up to 70% of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence in their life-time. Sexual violence against girls and women should stop immediately because each human deserves to have a respectable life. …show more content…
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, from January 1 of 2017 to current day at least 430 girls and women have been raped in Arizona, while in the U.S. as a country 1 out of 5 women will be rape at some point at their life-time. On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. Talking word wile, 1 out of 4 girls will be rape before they turn 18. In a study of elderly female sexual abuse victims, 81% of abuse was perpetrated by the victim’s primary caregiver. 78% was perpetrated by family members, of whom 39% were sons. Each year, an estimated 25,000 American women will become pregnant following an act of sexual …show more content…
They offer a safe place for survivors to heal, gain strength, learn coping skills, and develop trusting, caring relationships. Because of this big issue they have therapies to help people attain safety from trauma/ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse have. The significance of this movement is to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings. A local solution in Yuma, Arizona have been helping and taking action of this global issue. CASA of Yuma County recruit volunteers which are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they do not get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes. Volunteers stay with each case until it is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent
Nowadays, there is a global rape epidemic and there are just a few laws to prevent it. Sexual violence against women is a big issue in society because women’s human rights are being violated. It leads to too many health problems, for example, exposure to HIV and also to physical and mental problems. There are some countries who allow the rapist to get married with the victim in order to stay free and impunity from their crime. Government should stop this as soon as possible. Some national studies have shown that up to 70% of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence in their life-time. Sexual violence against girls and women should stop immediately because each human deserves to have a respectable life. …show more content…
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, from January 1 of 2017 to current day at least 430 girls and women have been raped in Arizona, while in the U.S. as a country 1 out of 5 women will be rape at some point at their life-time. On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. Talking word wile, 1 out of 4 girls will be rape before they turn 18. In a study of elderly female sexual abuse victims, 81% of abuse was perpetrated by the victim’s primary caregiver. 78% was perpetrated by family members, of whom 39% were sons. Each year, an estimated 25,000 American women will become pregnant following an act of sexual …show more content…
They offer a safe place for survivors to heal, gain strength, learn coping skills, and develop trusting, caring relationships. Because of this big issue they have therapies to help people attain safety from trauma/ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse have. The significance of this movement is to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings. A local solution in Yuma, Arizona have been helping and taking action of this global issue. CASA of Yuma County recruit volunteers which are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children, to make sure they do not get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in inappropriate group or foster homes. Volunteers stay with each case until it is closed and the child is placed in a safe, permanent