Rape is rape: a violent crime


Gender-based violence: Rape causes physical, psychological, and emotional harm while violating a person’s bodily autonomy. — 123rf

THE recent wave of violent crimes against girls – from acts of bullying and rape to murder – has awakened the country to the brutal reality that our schools are no longer safe.

While unrelated, the seemingly escalating school violence is alarming. More insidious was the report of a second alleged gang rape in a Malaysian school, especially after it was speculated that videos of the sexual assault were being sold over the dark web.

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