No safe place : incest and defilement in Botswana / Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Trust (Botswana)

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Women and Law in Southern Africa Trust. Botswana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incest--Botswana.

Incest.

Child sexual abuse--Botswana.

Child sexual abuse.

Botswana.

Physical Description:

xi, 123 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Gaborone, Botswana : Lightbooks, 2002.

Summary:

Given the escalating sexual health crisis in Botswana, this is a timely and important study which will inform wider social and human rights debates. It explodes the myth that the family in Botswana is not the safe haven for children it is perceived to be. Child abuse is usually committed during the day, within the home or neighbourhood and at school or church; it is rarer around places perceived as risky, such as night clubs. Incest and defilement are usually committed against girls by older relatives whom they have benn taught to trust and look to for protection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index.

ISBN:

9991271279

OCLC:

51002896