One of the issues mentioned in this section of the reading was rape. According to the Nemours Foundation (2011) rape is defined as forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. In India, women and children are sent to nations of the Middle East daily. They are forced into prostitution where they are tortured, held in imprisonment, sexually abused and raped. Currently, rape is the fastest growing crime in the country.
In 2006, the Home Ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed that every hour 18 women become victims of a rape crime alone in India. The number continues to increase, and since 1971, when rape cases were first reported, rape cases have increased nearly 700%. (Hindustan times, 2011)
Rape cases happen all around the world. In, Half the Sky it was stated that 21% of Ghanaian women reported in one survey that their sexual initiation was by rape, 17% of Nigerian women said they were raped by the age of nineteen and 21% of South African women reported they were raped by the age of fifteen.
In the United States, 1 out of every 6 American women has been a victim of an attempted or completed rape. According to RAINN.org (2011) 17.7% of women raped are white, 18.8% are black, 6.8% are Asian Pacific Islander, 34.1% are American Indian and 24.4% are mixed race.
The effects of Rape include:
Substance Abuse -victims turn to alcohol or other substances, wanting to relieve their emotional suffering, 13 times more likely to abuse from rape
Self-Harm/Self-Injury- the victim may inflict personal harm on herself, 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide from rape
Stockholm Syndrome- the victim has an emotional “bonding" with their abuser
Depression- the victim experiences many emotional and psychological reactions, 3 times more likely to suffer from rape
Sexually Transmitted Infections - causes the victim complications and possibly could lead to death
Sleep disorders/ Eating disorders- victims suffer from sleep disturbance and possibly stop eating or eat too much
Pregnancy- there was 3,204 pregnancies as a result of rape during 2004-2005 in the U.S.
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