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Activities Violence
Against Women Publications Rape
The hospital
examination
Medical Examination - clothes,
marks of violence & the genital area
In case of pregnancy
The accused: What happens to him
What happens next? :The Court Process
Book on rape:
Shame, Secrecy and Silence – Study of Rape in Penang.
Research on Rape
An in-depth two year research (1996-97) on rape in Penang was undertaken
by WCC jointly with the Women and Human Resource Unit of Universiti Sains
Malaysia.
Statistics of Rape:Year 2001-2004* (Jan-May)
Rape
Rape is a sexual act that uses violence and force.
Rape is a heinous crime where the rape survivor is violated and
humiliated. A person who is raped suffers emotional and physical trauma.
Rape is a brutal form of
violence against women. As long as society allows men to perceive
women as insignificant and treat them as sex objects, rapists will behave
as they wish and blame their uncontrollable sexual lust.
Each of us can play an important role by educating
our family members, our colleagues and people we interact with. Men and
women must treat each other with respect and women should not be treated
as subordinates.
WCC strongly believes that no one deserves to be
raped and no one has the right to rape.
