By KALOBWE BWALYAABOUT 8, 557 cases of gender based violence (GBV) were reported countrywide during the fourth quarter of 2020 compared with 7, 640 cases reported countrywide during the quarter of 2020 showing an increase of 917cases representing a 10.7 percent increase.And the fourth quarter 2020 disaggregated data indicates that 1, 723 juveniles were abused countrywide representing 20 percent of which 75 percent were females while 425 were males representing 25 percent of all abused juvenile victims respectively.Police spokesperson Esther Katongo however disclosed that about 5,121 female adults and 1, 713 males’ adults were abused countrywide representing 60 percent and 20 percent respectively, while in terms of gender vulnerability, a total of 6, 419 females representing 75 percent were abused during the fourth quarter of the 2020 as compared with 5, 788 females during the third quarter of 2020.Ms Katongo also said 787 cases of sexual offices were recorded representing 09 percent of all the […]
GBV cases rise
