Let's Stop Rape campaign: Day 2

Day 2.

What the law says..
A vast majority of people do not know what a rape suspect will get when convicted for the crime. It varies from one country to the other. The ignorance of justice, the shame and the fear of being stigmatised keep people from reporting rape cases.

The reason there's focus on the punishment the law offers a rape criminal are:
- to create an awareness that should discourage and be a caution for any future perpetrator from commiting the act and,
- to give hope so that rape victims would not be made to suffer in silence.

There had been different laws enacted to deal with the issue of rape in differnt zones of the country but recently in year 2015, the Nogerian senate passed a bill into law that rape offence will now get a sentence of life imprisonment maximum which may be less. The "Sexual Offences Bill" sponsored by Senator Chris Anyanwu, was passed into law on 14/6/15 by the Senate.
According to vanguard.com which states that "The Senate The bill, among others, prescribes life imprisonment for gang rape, 10 years for incest, another 10 years imprisonment for child pornography or more and a fine of N2 million as well as 14 years jail term for sexual offences."

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/senate-approves-life-sentence-for-rape-10-years-for-incest/

So lets look at the punishment for rape in different parts of the world.
-  What is punishment for rape?
Nigeria – life imprisonment (maximum but it may be less)
India-       life imprisonment or death
France-    15 years’ imprisonment to death
US-            life imprisonment
UK-            life imprisonment
Saudi Arabia- death
North Korea- death
Israel-         16 years’ imprisonment
China-   death

These all amount to a wasted life for anyone who is guilty of the crime. This offers some sort of hope and should also serve as a word of caution as we train our children. We can inform our children at a young age about the consequence of this crime so tht they can stay clear from it or fight for justice if the need arises.

According to lawpadi.com "Reporting rape can be a very emotional and difficult thing to do, so you should consider getting support from organisations like Mirabel Centre – http://mirabelcentre.org/ , 8where rape and sexual assault victims can get access to forensic medical assistance, and more importantly professional counselling services.
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They are located at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Lagos, and are open from 9am – 5pm – Monday – Friday, and 10am – 4pm on weekends & Public Holidays. They can also be reached on these numbers: 07013491769, 01-2957816, 08176275732, 08176275695; and on Twitter: @MirabelCentreNG and Facebook: www.facebook.com/MirabelNigeria"

Thank you

Ayo Adeoye