But word of mouth is not enough evidence for prosecution of rape crimes.
But word of mouth is not enough evidence for prosecution of rape crimes" (letter, June 10).
The statute of the International Criminal Court allows for the prosecution of rape and similar violence as war crimes, crimes against humanity and even potentially as acts of genocide.
This meant the prosecution of rape was near impossible, unless the woman was white, virginal, unmarried (to her rapist) and middle class.
"Currently, the law imposes a five-year statute of limitation on the prosecution of rape, while the trauma for the victims can last a lifetime.
In March, Parliament passed a law aimed at accelerating and improving the prosecution of rape cases, but the government has not tackled deep-seated problems hampering India's police forces, which are generally poorly trained, understaffed and highly politicized.
In the letter to Wright, the MPs wrote that a move towards revisiting the sexual history of complainants in court would "act to make the prosecution of rape cases in the future harder and reporting of these crimes less likely".
In the letter to Wright, they wrote that a move towards revisiting the sexual history of complainants in court would "act to make the prosecution of rape cases in the future harder and reporting of these crimes less likely".
I've also been active on working to change the laws, now in three states, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of rape and sexual assault.
Inadequate attention has been paid to the prosecution of rape, both internationally and nationally, while a government-administered fund to compensate genocide survivors has been inadequate in meeting the needs of those who survived sexual violence.
