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==RAPE IN NAMIBIA== (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wikipedia:school and university projects/Polytechnic of Namibia)

Rape is a serious problem in Namibia. More than 700 cases of rape and attempted rape are reported to the Namibian Police each year. Experts believe that only about one out of every 20 rapes that take place is reported to the police. This means that rape is a problem which touches many people in Namibia. It is possible for men and boys to suffer forced sexual contact, but it is mainly women and girls who experience sexual violence. Rapes occur in a wide variety of situations.

They happen at many places like:
 * night and in the daytime
 * in the home,
 * in riverbeds
 * along the road,
 * in playgrounds
 * in schools.

They happen in every community in Namibia, in villages and towns, in rural and urban areas. Court records show that babies of less than one year and elderly women aged 85 have been raped. Women who are in advanced stages of pregnancy have also been raped. These facts show that rape is not a result of provocation by the person who is raped. Rape is a crime of power which uses sex as a weapon. Rape is intended to humiliate and degrade. Rape reduces people to objects. It often makes them feel isolated. Rape can also cause feelings of anxiety, guilt and inadequacy. Rape is experienced as a loss, so a rape survivor will often go through a period of mourning and grief. Rape is a horrifying violation of personal dignity and integrity. Attitudes about women in a society have an effect on how many rapes occur in that society. Because most people who are raped are women, rape is less common in societies where women are genuinely treated as being equal to men. Some people in our society believe false myths about rape, especially the rape of women.

These are some examples:
 * 1) Women say “no” when they really mean “yes”.
 * 2) Women secretly enjoy rape.
 * 3) Women are really responsible for rapes because they dress and behave provocatively.
 * 4) Rape is not really an act of violence, it is just rough sex.
 * 5) Women often consent to sexual relations and then later claim that it was rape.