Gender based violence victims in South Sudan suffer in silence - UNMISS www.radiomiraya.org Juba, 07/12/11 - The Senior Human Rights Officer in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says most gender-based violence victims in this country suffer in silence because of the stigma. Theodore Rectenwald was addressing a gathering to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, which is a global United Nations campaign that runs this year from November 25th to December 10th. Rectenwald could not provide figures on the scale of gender-based violence in the new nation. "I didn't bring with me any new study released on sexual violence in South Sudan. No matter what the numbers given are, the scale is not easy to determine because of stigma and silence. Many victims choose to suffer in silence than come forward. Any report you read may only represent the tip of the iceberg," said Rectenwald. Husbands beating their wives, denial of girl-child education, rape, forced and early marriages and wife inheritance were identified as the main forms of gender-based violence in South Sudan. The theme for the days of activism this year in South Sudan is "South Sudanese join hands to fight violence against women".
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