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Speaking at the signing ceremony of the Joint Gender Program (UNJGP) on the GBV (2018-2020) between Botswana and the UN, Makgato explained that she was saddened by the growing number of raped women and girls, deprived of the same murder.
She added that while reports show an alarming number of women who experience daily violence, the public needs to ask about the multitudes who have not shared their experiences of GBV. She explained that some women were afraid to share their experiences for a variety of reasons, including protecting themselves and their children, stigma and cultural beliefs, especially for married women who are not allowed to report marital rape. report their husbands for rape and others.
"The recent incident of a girl (murdered) is one of the worst examples of GBV.A young woman was raped, murdered, undressed and left in the cold.Her images have been shared on all social media platforms.I personally think that it's inhuman to take a picture of a dead person, especially when the person is murdered let alone post it in social media ", did she say.
Minister Makgato added, "In Botswana that I know, we would cover his naked body. We would feel empathy and pain for the deceased and respect his family. What happened to us? We went north instead of going south. "
She said that it was up to every citizen, young or old, man or woman, to wonder what they were saying. were doing to stop GBV.Moreover, Makgato explained that according to research, some men who did GBV did not like it.Although
even though they are the perpetrators of this absurd crime, they feel bad after indicating that they have a problem and need help.
Makgato said that society – men and women – should work together to fight GBV. She said that Men being the main conversation of the issue had to be included in the fight against GBV.She added that there was a great need for the voices of girls and boys, men and women. that there were three types of abuse: emotional, physical and badual abuse.The minister explained that the signat The United Nations Joint Program on Gender-Based Violence was a major milestone for the country.
UN resident coordinator Jacinta Barrins, for her part, stated that the GBV included acts that inflicted physical or badual suffering or mental suffering, threats of such acts, coercion and punishment. Other deprivations of liberty. She explained that gender-based violence continues to be one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world and that Botswana has therefore eliminated gender-based violence as a priority.
"According to the Botswana GBV indicator study (2012), 67% of women in Botswana experienced some form of gender-based violence in their lifetime, including partner and non-partner violence. Only 1.2% of Botswana women reported cases of GBV to the police.The proportion of men who admitted to perpetrating violence against women was 44%, nearly a quarter (23%). %) of all the women interviewed said they had been badually harbaded in school, at work, on public transport or in healers, "she said.
She also explained that the United Nations Joint Program on Gender (UNJGP) on Gender-Based Violence (2018-2020) will strive to achieve the achievement of the SDG 5 on Gender Equality
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