Mind your language when talking about rape, GBV – activists
This was an explanation by Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela, who had been caught in a public backlash over his speech about “teaching women and children how to avoid being raped”
“I was trying to alert women and children to be vigilant and aware of their environment to limit chances of being raped.”
This was an explanation by Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela, who had been caught in a public backlash over his speech about “teaching women and children how to avoid being raped”. ..
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