Scared at School: Sexual Violence Against Girls in South African Schools

Submitted by crinadmin on Wed, 20/04/2005 - 06:55

Summary: In schools across South Africa,
thousands of girls of every race and
economic group encounter sexual
violence/harassment that impede
their access to education. School
authorities rarely challenge
perpetrators, and many girls
interrupt their education or leave
school.

Organisation:

Human Rights Watch

Web:

http://store.yahoo.com/hrwpubs/scaratschool.html

Tags:

Individual cases of violations

Link :

Countries

South Africa

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