Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:05:08 +0000 By Kalobwe Bwalya THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) is investigating reported cases of sexual abuse of pupils at Kasama Girls Secondary School in Northern Province to establish the truth and ensure that culprits are dealt with in accordance with the laws pertaining to gender based violence. HRC spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya has also disclosed that the commission was investigating allegations of sexual abuse of female police recruits at Lilayi Police Training College in Lusaka and so far one female has officially lodged a complaint with the commission. “Depending on the findings of the investigations, the commission will engage the Zambia Police Service to ensure that perpetrators of girls’ and women’s sexual exploitation and abuse are appropriately punished for acts of either rape, defilement or both as the case may be. Rape and defilement are serious forms of violence and abuses of human rights against women and girls and constitute […]
