South Africa, Capital of Rape

KOMPAS.com - One thing that is a thorny problem for South Africa is the rape. In this country, the number of rape is very high, even as the highest calculated. To the extent, South Africa referred to as the "Capital of Rape" or "Capital of Rape".
Mid-June, the bodies of two women found dead in a bush in the area of Pretoria. There were signs of sexual violence. It is estimated that, they first raped and then murdered.

That's just part of a tragic story about the rape. Because, in this land of rape against women is very high. According to Interpol as quoted paralumun.com records, the average woman's rape to occur on average every 17 seconds. This does not include the rape of a child.

The survey results the Medical Research Council (MRC) in South Africa in 2009 was also surprising. Almost all respondents questioned admitted to raping and half of them had raped her twice. The survey involved 1738 men in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Almost half of them confessed to rape more than once.

Sadly, more than a quarter of women had been raped in South Africa. As many as 46 percent of them even raped more than once.

According to Professor Rachel Jewkes of the MRC is conducting a survey, there is a social behavior is wrong and should be immediately changed. In South Africa, forcing women to have sex as if he had become the norm. It has to be changed.

In addition, in the past there was no requirement that men must be strong. This, according to Jewkes, has been socialized in a masculinity that men must be strong and hard and should be dominant over women and other men. Naturally, many respondents who are involved in the survey admitted that their actions and rape are common.

However, there are other opinions. Authors Spots of a Leopard, Aernout Zevenbergen, assessing the past that have contributed to the number of rapes. According to him, had many men who are sent to work elsewhere, apart from his family. These immigrants often do the rape to satisfy their sexual needs.

"Rape is a sick society signals. The absence of positive male models also affected. There are men who were wounded and then cause injury to women, also children," he said.

However, rape does not only occur in women. In fact, there is now a new trend, rape can also be done by women to men.

Motivations vary and are usually not for sexual needs, but revenge. A friend, Steve, said, "Be careful if you meet a bunch of women are fierce and suspicious and in a quiet place. Therefore, they may gang rape that could hurt him."

The women were likely to bring the wound having been raped. They also feel condemned because they have HIV / AIDS and the infection occurred because of rape. That's what makes them a grudge, and then want to transmit the deadly disease to man.

"The revenge because the woman might have been raped and infected by HIV / AIDS. In order to wreak revenge, they also tried to rape a man. The target infectious disease," said Steve.

Whatever the reasons and motivations, rape remains the great evil that must be combated. And, it's becoming a big PR for the Government of South Africa.