Rape Complaints against Women

Rape Complaints against Women

INTRODUCTION

Violence against women remains a key factor that undermines the ability of women to participate as full and equal citizens in UK society. The violation of their human rights by acts of rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, stalking, honour crimes, female genital mutilation, trafficking and forced marriage continue both to circumscribe the lives of women and girls and undermine their participation at every level of society.

We recognise that all issues of violence against women are interlinked. We have nevertheless chosen to discuss in turn the different forms of violence against women so that issues in particular areas can be highlighted. We begin by addressing a number of cross-cutting issues: refugee and asylum seeking women; rural women; prevention and awareness raising; training, strategic infrastructure and research.

We consider all gender-based violence to be connected, as reflected in the international human rights framework. Different forms of violence are also connected in the experiences of women and girls, for example: sexual harassment can include verbal abuse, sexual assault and in some instances rape; domestic violence embraces psychological, physical and sexual violence. In addition strong evidence exists that there are similar dynamics of power and control that operate in all forms of gender-based violence and that they bring common impacts and consequences.

Rape Crime against Women-Definition

The widest definition of rape crime against women in international law was provided by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which stated that rape consists of a physical invasion of a sexual nature, committed on a person under coercive circumstances. Sexual violence, including rape, is not limited to physical invasion of the human body and may include acts that do not involve penetration or even physical contact. Although the ICTR included the crime of rape as a crime against humanity, it omitted rape from other categories of crimes. The Rome Statute, however, recognizes gender crimes (including rape) as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Many acts of sexual violence - including rape, gang rape, abduction and sexual slavery, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, forced maternity, and sexual mutilation - constitute torture under customary international law. These acts are considered war crimes and constitute grave breaches of the Geneva Convention.

Police procedure in any rape crime against women in The UK

If a woman have been recently raped nearly all police investigations begin with forensic evidence collection. This is needed to prove that sexual intercourse took place and it is additional collaborative evidence in prosecution. In cases of stranger rape it can also provide a profile of the attacker. These tests are swabs taken from any area that the assailant came in contact with so:

Do not wash

Do not brush your teeth

Do not have a cigarette

Do not eat or drink

Do not change your clothes (or keep them safely to one side)

Try not go to the toilet

Do not clear up anything from the area of the incident

Don't worry if a woman has already done some of these things. It is quite possible that there ...