Zambian protest in Lusaki because of a child rape report

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The protest march was held in the capital of Zambi, Lusak, against a recent series of reports of men who rape children.

In the last two months, the Zambians have shocked several cases of rape of child, some of whom have resulted in death.

Among the scariest reports was a father who allegedly raped his seven -year -old daughter while she was admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment.

There were also a report that a five -year -old allegedly raped a gang of four men, while the other father was closed due to rape and infection of his six -year -old with genital warts, a sexually transmitted infection.

Zambian Minister of Justice Princess Kasune-Zulu invited the castration of children’s rapists as an extreme measure to distract the perpetrators and protect children from abuse.

“How low can we go as a nation? How low can we go as a society? What happens is sick. It’s now out of the law – it’s up to us how the Zambians are questioning why our morale failed,” she recently told the parliament.

After a report, civil society organizations, musicians and individuals held a protest march on Thursday, urging the Government to amend the law to introduce stricter penalties for children rapists.

In the petition, which was handed over to the Vice -President of Mutale Nalumango, she requested that the law would change so that those accused of rape of children did not receive bail.

In response, Nalumango said that the issue applies to everything and that the Zambians must take an attitude.

The musician who participated in the protest march said the BBC that “we have to create a safe environment for our children.”

Da Kuputsa Nkhata-Zulu, also known as Sista D, added that rapists should be castrated “for the safety of children and also deprive them of the pride of manhood because they do not deserve it.”

In the last three months of 2024. Zambia has recorded more than 10,000 cases of gender -based violence (GBV), which includes children, according to the National Corporation of Zambi. These were mostly in the capital, Lusak.

More than 32,000 people received a consultation for GBV last year, according to the annual analysis of GBV data from Zambi 2024.