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End "Corrective" Rape of Lesbians in South Africa
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    LOUIS RENDON
    PASADENA, CA
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A new ActionAid report describes the shocking rise of "corrective" rape in South Africa - in which South African lesbians are being raped in an effort to "cure" them of their sexual orientation. Support groups in Cape Town say they see 10 new cases of "corrective" rape every week. And it's even more widespread around the rest of the country.

Many perpetrators of rape already go unpunished in South Africa, but the situation is even worse for lesbian women. Indeed, 31 lesbian women have been murdered in homophobic attacks since 1998, but in only one of these cases has there been a conviction.

Urge South African President Kgalema Motlanthe to deem "corrective" rape a hate crime!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/516925943

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End "Corrective" Rape of Lesbians in South Africa

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A new ActionAid report describes the shocking rise of "corrective" rape in South Africa - in which <b>South African lesbians are being raped in an effort to "cure" them of their sexual orientation.</b> Support groups in Cape Town say they see 10 new cases of "corrective" rape every week. And it's even more widespread around the rest of the country.<br /><br />Many perpetrators of rape already go unpunished in South Africa, but the situation is even worse for lesbian women. Indeed, <b>31 lesbian women have been murdered in homophobic attacks since 1998, but in only one of these cases has there been a conviction.<br /><br /></b><b>Urge South African President Kgalema Motlanthe to deem "corrective" rape a hate crime!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/516925943">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/516925943</a></b>

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