Cambodia’s gang rape problem – already horrendous – is getting even worse, says Cambodian MP

[geovalin]

Gang rape has been a major problem in Cambodia for more than a decade, and now it’s getting even worse, Cambodian Member of Parliament Mu Sochua told Borderless News Online. “It’s gotten worse. Because the issue is the issue of impunity, a judiciary system that is so corrupt,” said Mu, a former minister of women’s affairs and current member of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party.

 

“And the age of the victim is lower and the age of the perpetrator as well,” she said. “You have as young as…kids…12 years old, victims who are two years old, three years old. It’s really, really gruesome.” In a country still suffering the after effects of the Khmer Rouge killing machine, Cambodian culture still enforces a sense of male superiority.  Women who are considered “bad girls” – often sex workers, but increasingly just young women who work at nighttime entertainment venues – are the targets of rape and gang rape.

 

The practice is a part of young men’s culture in Cambodia, and it even has a name – bauk – and has been going on for years. The perpetrators are often groups of young, middle and upper-middle-class men, out for a good time, and who believe that gang rape is an acceptable sport.

 

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[hansnl]

Stop treating young boys as gods, teach them that no is no, punish when needed, that will go in the right direction.

[strawpanda]

Rape is never, ever acceptable or justifiable. Perpetrators need to be caught and punished.

[jobsworth]

if the ngo's would only do their job instead of targeting white men this problem would have been solved long ago.

[Scouse123]

 

White men gets far more publicity internationally where the NGOs can then attempt to justify their funding. Cambodian males are responsible for most of the rape and murders of children and juvenile crime and drugs is at epidemic levels.

 Western women are now being attacked and raped by Cambodian youths in gangs  in Siem reap and the police refusing to make reports as it will expose their laziness ,failure to deal and acknowledge that there is a real problem.You can even read about these on the Siem reap forums.

Cambodia is on the decline and crime is going unchecked because of weak and poor enforcement of the law and corrupt courts and government. I honestly feel they will lose the tourism before it even really gains traction.The police force needs to be disbanded and started again from scratch.

Cambodia  has had billions of dollars in grants and aid from around the world and diddly squat has been done with it  for the people nor has infrastructure been improved to justify the funds.

A prime minister who just enriches himself, his family and cronies, accused of murders, disappearances,suppressing and crushing by force peaceful opposition.  A man who is nothing more than a despot and should take his place alongside others such as Saddam, Gadaffi, Mubarak, even Bush and his war mongering lapdog Blair.

[scubascuba3]

When they say its getting worse, its been 12/13 last 4 years