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| BOOK: Endings&Beginnings by Redi Tlhabi |
The effects
of rape, have silently ravaged the South African community for so many years,
and still continues to do so, even to this day.
One cannot count the insurmountable bodies and souls - girls, boys and
women, whose human rights were violently violated, all in the name of power and
control.
Pervasive reports
in all news networks: radio, newspapers and television, of children, young
girls, as young as three-years-old, who have been gang –raped and murdered by young
boys, in some instances adults - are a
constant reminder that our society’s social-perception on sex and sexual
behaviour needs to be gravely dealt with.
Rape in its
cruellest sense, is a sick, perverted act that’s about Power and Control, and should not to be
condoned, as it is a heinous crime that no individual, young or old deserves.
The
perpetrators of this crime must not only be punitively reprimanded by being
given harsher prison sentences, however the act of rape must be alleviated in
the minds and thoughts of young boys and young girls as a resort to control
another human being. A mental-behavioural attitude.
Youngsters
need to be taught that, the act of rape/ raping a person, does not bring power
or control but, brings mental, physical corrosion and disgrace to the victim
coupled with humiliation and a stain that is hard to erase from their family
and community discernment.
Redi
Tlhabi’s book Endings
& Beginnings, delves into the depths of the effects of rape
and the ‘just’ and wicked entrenchments of societal behaviour that aids in
creating and recreating such a monstrous
Human Rights violation on women and children.
Endings
& Beginnings,
is a poignant and emotive realistic account of sexual violence and violation,
that will leave your chest jumbled up to the effects of desecrating another’s
body to fulfill your own evil gains.
The consequence
of sexual violations are a merciless throne in our society, an injustice that
needs to be mitigated.
Let us show
other humans, what it means to be humane. Let us alleviate gross sexual
violation.
WORD TO MITIGATING
GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS REVOLUTION
Linda Sakazi Thwala
*****Redi Tlhabi, is a 702 Talk Radio Host and presenter of South2North, on Aljezeera*****
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