CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Venue: The Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Dates: 2nd June - 5th June 2008
Sexual violence is a profound human rights violation and public health problem. Patriarchy, anti-woman attitudes and rape myths fuel this epidemic and the way in which survivors are treated by the health, justice and police services. Criminal justice and heath systems globally often are unable or unwilling to effectively respond to the legal and emotional needs of surviv...read more
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Venue: The Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Dates: 2nd June - 5th June 2008
Sexual violence is a profound human rights violation and public health problem. Patriarchy, anti-woman attitudes and rape myths fuel this epidemic and the way in which survivors are treated by the health, justice and police services. Criminal justice and heath systems globally often are unable or unwilling to effectively respond to the legal and emotional needs of survivors.
A review commissioned by Sexual Violence Research Initiative on the uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in cases of sexual assault of adolescents and adults found that survivors of sexual violence frequently choose not to report their assaults or are filtered out of criminal justice systems, resulting in low charge filing and conviction rates.
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* All communication and online submission of required documentation should be done through Jessica Kizungu: [email][email protected]