{"id":173,"date":"2008-11-25T17:50:05","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T09:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rice4life.sg\/bulletin\/?p=173"},"modified":"2008-11-25T17:50:05","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T09:50:05","slug":"rape-risk-increasing-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rice4life.sg\/bulletin\/current-affairs\/rape-risk-increasing-in-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rape risk increasing in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Women and girls in Cambodia are facing an increasing risk of rape and sexual assault, a government report has said. <\/strong><\/div>\n

It says that around a quarter of the female population faces domestic violence.<\/p>\n

But the study showed many Cambodians think it can be acceptable for a husband to assault his wife.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs released its findings to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.<\/p>\n

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Long-held prejudices are combining with new forms of anti-social behaviour to put young women and girls at particular risk, the report says.<\/p>\n

It said that the increasing use of drugs and alcohol by men is having a direct impact on the safety of female Cambodians.<\/p>\n

It suggests that gang rape is being treated as a “sport” in some areas – and that law enforcement agencies need to do more to stop it.<\/p>\n

Education needed <\/strong><\/p>\n

The research also indicates that women themselves may have created one of the biggest barriers to reducing domestic violence.<\/p>\n

When presented with a list of justifications for a husband attacking his wife, more than half the women surveyed agreed with at least one of the suggested reasons.<\/p>\n

The report says that education may be the key to changing the attitudes which allow attacks on women to go unpunished – or even condoned.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs points out that Cambodia is ahead of many other developing countries in terms of its legislation.<\/p>\n

There are laws on the prevention of domestic attacks – and the national millennium development goals include targets for the reduction of violence and human trafficking.<\/p><\/div>\n

Story from BBC NEWS:
\nhttp:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/pr\/fr\/-\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/7747314.stm<\/p>\n

Published: 2008\/11\/25 04:47:21 GMT<\/p>\n

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\nBBC News, Phnom Penh <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women and girls in Cambodia are facing an increasing risk of rape and sexual assault, a government report has said. It says that around a quarter of the female population faces domestic violence. But the study showed many Cambodians think…<\/p>\n

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