To secure justice for GBV survivors, train officers, medics to better handle reporting

Gaps exist at every level in the Justice chain starting with stigma and discrimination. [iStockphoto]

For many survivors, justice remains unobtainable. Some have waited for years during which they face stigma, shame and prejudice.

The glaring gaps in the justice system for this disenfranchised group has seen opinion leaders and activists blame the weak justice system in the country for failing to tackle sexual violence and hold all perpetrators accountable.