Rape was political weapon, report says

[Forkboy]

Violence against foes of Zimbabwe president decried

JOHANNESBURG - Supporters of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe used rape to terrorize the political opposition during last year’s contested elections, international human rights activists said yesterday.

AIDS-Free World, led by former UNAIDS envoy Stephen Lewis, released a 64-page report that documents 380 rapes it said were committed by Mugabe loyalists.

Some 70 women linked to Zimbabwe’s opposition detailed to the group how they were raped, kept as sex slaves, and forced to watch their daughters being raped. Ten became pregnant, and many believe they were infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

“These women were raped because they were politically defiant,’’ said Betsy Apple, the organization’s legal director. “It was meant to punish them and their communities.’’

http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2009/12/11/rape_was_political_weapon_report_says/

[anonymous171]

1. What is with Africa and rape?

[cliffordu]

2. What is it with this whole fucking planet and rape?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

3. Not enough killing of rapists is a big part of the problem.

[cliffordu]

4. NOW you're talking.

public executions would be nice.

I used to work with hard core street kids - dead enders mostly - Almost without exception every girl I worked with had been raped by the men in their families and most of the boys had been too.

Lives completely stolen, many dead before 30, most of those before 20.....overdose, suicide, a few murdered by tricks.