<p>A row of outrage has been triggered in South Africa after a seven-year-old&nbsp;was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man in a&nbsp;popular family restroom in Pretoria.</p>

<p>According to media reports, the girl had gone to the restroom when the accused followed her and grabbed her. He then&nbsp;raped her in the men's restroom.</p>

<p>The accused was arrested at the restaurant after her mother alerted customers and the restaurant staff after she heard&nbsp;voice coming from the restroom when she had gone to look for her daughter.</p>

<p>The man&nbsp;reportedly has been charged with rape and possession of drugs.</p>

<p>In a separate case this week, a 17-year-old girl was also raped just after she gave&nbsp;birth to her child. The assailannt reportedly posed as doctor and raped her in the hospital in Eastern Cape province.</p>

<p>A 23-year-old university student committed a suicide in August. After police launched an investgation into the matter, it was reported that she was raped by another student at the university campus.</p>

<p>The recent series of crimes related to sexual violence in South Africa has triggered a massive anger among&nbsp;people.</p>

<p>Woman have pointed out that they no longer feel safe in the country and said that such frequent incidents have made South Africa a "dangerous place to raise female children."</p>

<p>Some women also observed that the justice system in South Africa is too lenient towards inhuman crimes and have asked the governmemt to increase the sentence for rape and other forms of sexual crimes.</p>

<p>According to a report by BBC, South Africa has one of the highest incidents of rape in the world.</p>

<p>The police recorded 40,035 rapes in the 12 months this year till March 31, an average of 110 each day; BBC reported citing a fact-checking Africa organisation.</p>

<p>According to estimates released by the national statistical service of South Africa, 138 out of every 100,00 women in the country were raped in 2017.</p>

<p>The figure is among the highest in the world due to which some have also&nbsp;labelled South Africa the 'rape capital of the world'.</p>

<p>As the anger is mounting in the country, women expressed their outrage on social media.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">South Africa is cancelled, kids can't even go out to eat y'all rape them in restaurant bathrooms now? 😡😡😡</p>
— Ms_Gupta🇿🇦 (@African_Spring) <a href="https://twitter.com/African_Spring/status/1045185821555519489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The justice system is South Africa is too lenient towards inhuman crimes. Rape, Trafficking, child abuse and murders should be taken with greater punishment</p>
— E V E L Y N (@EvelynLobelo) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvelynLobelo/status/1044884178221899776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">South Africa has become a living horror movie. Abuse, rape and murder has become a thing of a trending culture. It is painful, it is horrific and it is a terrible atmosphere for new and forthcoming generations to be born into. SA is a dangerous place to raise a female child in. <a href="https://t.co/dBfPTH6pWn">https://t.co/dBfPTH6pWn</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A reminder that South Africa is the rape capital of the world.<br />
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41% of these crimes are committed against children.<br />
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People seem to be more outraged when the victims are children. Rape is heinous in all of its forms. No victim is more or less deserving.</p>
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A row of outrage has been triggered in South Africa after a seven-year-old was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man in a popular family restroom in Pretoria. According to media reports, the girl had gone to the restroom when the accused followed her and grabbed her.

A row of outrage has been triggered in South Africa after a seven-year-old was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man in a popular family restroom in Pretoria. According to media reports, the girl had gone to the restroom when the accused followed her and grabbed her. He then raped her in the men's restroom. The accused was arrested at the restaurant after her mother alerted customers and the restaurant staff after she heard voice coming from the restroom when she had gone to look for her daughter. The man reportedly has been charged with rape and possession of drugs. In a separate case this week, a 17-year-old girl was also raped just after she gave birth to her child. The assailannt reportedly posed as doctor and raped her in the hospital in Eastern Cape province. A 23-year-old university student committed a suicide in August. After police launched an investgation into the matter, it was reported that she was raped by another student at the university campus. The recent series of crimes related to sexual violence in South Africa has triggered a massive anger among people. Woman have pointed out that they no longer feel safe in the country and said that such frequent incidents have made South Africa a "dangerous place to raise female children." Some women also observed that the justice system in South Africa is too lenient towards inhuman crimes and have asked the governmemt to increase the sentence for rape and other forms of sexual crimes. According to a report by BBC, South Africa has one of the highest incidents of rape in the world. The police recorded 40,035 rapes in the 12 months this year till March 31, an average of 110 each day; BBC reported citing a fact-checking Africa organisation. According to estimates released by the national statistical service of South Africa, 138 out of every 100,00 women in the country were raped in 2017. The figure is among the highest in the world due to which some have also labelled South Africa the 'rape capital of the world'. As the anger is mounting in the country, women expressed their outrage on social media. South Africa is cancelled, kids can't even go out to eat y'all rape them in restaurant bathrooms now? 😡😡😡 — Ms_Gupta🇿🇦 (@African_Spring) September 27, 2018 × The justice system is South Africa is too lenient towards inhuman crimes. Rape, Trafficking, child abuse and murders should be taken with greater punishment — E V E L Y N (@EvelynLobelo) September 26, 2018 × South Africa has become a living horror movie. Abuse, rape and murder has become a thing of a trending culture. It is painful, it is horrific and it is a terrible atmosphere for new and forthcoming generations to be born into. SA is a dangerous place to raise a female child in. https://t.co/dBfPTH6pWn — Tlotlo Boom (@Tlotlo_Boom) September 26, 2018 × A reminder that South Africa is the rape capital of the world. 41% of these crimes are committed against children. People seem to be more outraged when the victims are children. Rape is heinous in all of its forms. No victim is more or less deserving. — Mima (@RealLifeGold) September 27, 2018 ×

Outrage in South Africa after 7-year-old raped in family restaurant

<p>National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma blasted Haryana Police after reports of a series of rape cases emerged from state and said the policemen in Haryana don&#39;t know &quot;how to behave with women&quot;.</p>

<p>Sharma said she met the state police chief and asked him to send a report on the rape cases to her within 48 hours. She received the reports, but the NCW Chairperson said she is not satisfied.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I met DGP in the wake of rape cases happening in Haryana. I had written a letter to him to send me a report within 48 hours. However I was not satisfied with their report: Rekha Sharma, NCW Chirperson <a href="https://t.co/YoGY6jkXid">pic.twitter.com/YoGY6jkXid</a></p>
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<p>Sharma further added that she is concerned about the behaviour of the policemen as she is receiving a lot of complaints and they will now be doing sensitisation of Haryana police.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am also concerned about the behavior of the policemen. I have been receiving a lot of complaints. During their training they haven&#39;t been trained how to behave with women. They agreed that they will now be doing sensitisation of Haryana Police: Rekha Sharma, NCW Chirperson <a href="https://t.co/eIPmotxFhH">pic.twitter.com/eIPmotxFhH</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/953907396014780416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Meanwhile, amid the row of rapes cases happening in Haryana, a senior police officer in Haryana stoked controversy through his comment that such incidents are &quot;taking place since forever&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s part of society. Such incidents have been taking place since forever. Role of police is to probe, nab criminal and prove things. We&#39;re leaving no stone unturned to do that. We must work to stop such incidents from recurring,&quot; Additional Director General of Police RC Mishra was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Five cases of rape have been reported in the last five days from different parts of Haryana. A <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/now-3-year-old-raped-by-minor-in-haryana-29873">three-year-old</a> daughter of a labourer was abducted and raped by a 14-year-old boy, her neighbour, on Tuesday in Hisar. The girl&#39;s private parts were found to be mutilated, the police said.</p>

<p>The accused was arrested by the police.</p>

<p>Last week, a 15-year-old was <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/haryana-rape-and-murder-class-12th-suspect-found-dead-in-kurukshetra-29852">raped and murdered</a> in Kurushetra and her body was later found mutilated, 100 km away in Jind.</p>

<p>An 11-year-old was also gang-raped in Panipat. According to the police, she was strangled to death and raped again after she died.</p>

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Rekha Sharma met DGP asked to send a report within 48 hours, however, she said she is not satisfied

National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma blasted Haryana Police after reports of a series of rape cases emerged from state and said the policemen in Haryana don't know "how to behave with women". Sharma said she met the state police chief and asked him to send a report on the rape cases to her within 48 hours. She received the reports, but the NCW Chairperson said she is not satisfied. I met DGP in the wake of rape cases happening in Haryana. I had written a letter to him to send me a report within 48 hours. However I was not satisfied with their report: Rekha Sharma, NCW Chirperson pic.twitter.com/YoGY6jkXid — ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2018 × Sharma further added that she is concerned about the behaviour of the policemen as she is receiving a lot of complaints and they will now be doing sensitisation of Haryana police. I am also concerned about the behavior of the policemen. I have been receiving a lot of complaints. During their training they haven't been trained how to behave with women. They agreed that they will now be doing sensitisation of Haryana Police: Rekha Sharma, NCW Chirperson pic.twitter.com/eIPmotxFhH — ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2018 × Meanwhile, amid the row of rapes cases happening in Haryana, a senior police officer in Haryana stoked controversy through his comment that such incidents are "taking place since forever". "It's part of society. Such incidents have been taking place since forever. Role of police is to probe, nab criminal and prove things. We're leaving no stone unturned to do that. We must work to stop such incidents from recurring," Additional Director General of Police RC Mishra was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Wednesday. Five cases of rape have been reported in the last five days from different parts of Haryana. A three-year-old daughter of a labourer was abducted and raped by a 14-year-old boy, her neighbour, on Tuesday in Hisar. The girl's private parts were found to be mutilated, the police said. The accused was arrested by the police. Last week, a 15-year-old was raped and murdered in Kurushetra and her body was later found mutilated, 100 km away in Jind. An 11-year-old was also gang-raped in Panipat. According to the police, she was strangled to death and raped again after she died.

Haryana Police do not know how to behave with women: NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma

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Outrage in South Africa after 7-year-old raped in family restaurant

Haryana Police do not know how to behave with women: NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma