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The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP Act), passed into law in 2015 seeks to protect vulnerable women and girls against any form of violence.
The Act defines rape as when a person intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with any other part of his or her…
Deborah Joseph* was 18 years old when it happened. Deborah’s story is one of the many stories chronicling the dangers and vulnerability young girls/women face, especially in a system that fails to protect its vulnerable.
"It was a painful experience,” Deborah said, narrating her experience. She had gone visiting her boyfriend at his house, where…