About 11% of girls in Botswana raped

Illustration: Stop rape
Illustration: Stop rape

FRANCISTOWN: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) acting representative, Alexandra Illmer has revealed that about 11% of girls in Botswana report rape to the police.

Illmer said this recently during the handover of a child friendly police centre in Letlhakane village.

According to llmer, as in many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana exposed and exacerbated several pre-existing vulnerabilities and has further marginalised at-risk population groups, including children.

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