Gaps and challenges within the criminal justice system and access to justice for survivors of sexual violence

Gaps and challenges within the criminal justice system and access to justice for survivors of sexual violence

Gaps and challenges within the criminal justice system and access to justice for survivors of sexual violence

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Sexual and Gender based Violence remains an endemic problem that disproportionally affects women and children. Emerging data and reports from those on the frontline have shown that cases of SGBV take long to be prosecuted and most of the time the cases are prosecuted without using a gender lens at all levels of the criminal justice system. This lack of accountability to survivors of Sexual and Gender based violence (SGBV) means that there is delayed and at times denied justice that violates human and women rights as articulated by the various laws and policies provided for at the local and global levels.

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