Every Community Should Say Rape Is Not Acceptable: Unicef Chief
https://www.ommcomnews.com/india-news/every-community-should-say-rape-is-not-acceptable-unicef-chiefNew Delhi: Helping each other, talking, staying connected and learning to say no can help women protect themselves and others from rapes and sexual assaults, says Unicef Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore, who suggests that "every community should stand up and say rape is not acceptable".
"Speaking up, having a voice in the community, having faith-based leaders who intervene and say this is not right, this the way we should treat our girls, women and also that we should never have rape, never have sexual assault or exploitation -- all of these things help," Fore told IANS during a visit here.
She also said behavioural attitudes will only change "if we change our hearts".
"Another thing which can help is girls helping girls. You talk to each other about what is safe, what is not safe, where you can safely go; that girls know that they can say no and also that they know how and when to say no. That you move in a group of three so that you can protect each other or you can stay connected on email and text. All these will help in changing the attitude and behaviour," Fore explained.
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