Sexual violence in Zambia: A specific study of rape
| dc.contributor.author | Thole, Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-13T09:49:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-13T09:49:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06-13 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Legally the Zambian constitution ensures that men and women are equal under the law and have the same protection under the law. However, same customary law and some cultural notions of women's roles in society often undermine the human rights of women. The way the law views men and women is often different from the way communities and families view men and women. Therefore, although the law strives to ensure that men and women are treated equally .sexual and gender based violence has continued to manifests in most modern societies. Societal attitudes and traditional practices that have been passed from generation to generation enhance sex and gender based violence, for instance initiation ceremonies which teach women and girls that they should be submissive to men. The dualistic nature of the Zambian legal system which recognizes the existence of both customary and statutory laws has contributed to sexual violence in Zambia. Customary law applicable in Zambia today is discriminatory. Legislative and regulatory gaps as well as lack of implementation and enforcement of legislation and regulations perpetrate sexual violence | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/2496 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rape--Zambia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sex crimes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sex and Law | en_US |
| dc.title | Sexual violence in Zambia: A specific study of rape | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |