'It's the woman's fault': Healer, comedian spark anger with video blaming rape victims


JAKARTA (ANN): A self-proclaimed healer is under fire for claiming in a video that has gone viral on social media that rape victims were to blame for their own sexual assault.

Ironically, the video was posted on Monday, the same day the United Nations kicked off its annual 16-day campaign against gender-based violence, which this year is themed Generation Equality Stands Against Rape to highlights the need to end rape culture around the world.

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