By She Decides Malawi
On 8th October 2019, Police Officers in Msundwe were overpowered by the protesters who were there, and a Police officer Imedi was stoned to death.
Reinforcements were deployed to Msundwe, M’bwatalika and Mpingu from Lilongwe Police Station, Central Region Police and a diversion to clear the roads of any man-made barricades.
In the course of their operations of clearing the road, controlling the crowds and making arrests, some police officers ventured into the villages, throwing teargas into houses, beating people and breaking into houses and properties therein.
Men were able to flee. However, some of the women who were left behind in the village as others fled or arrived in the villages after the others had fled met with police officers, who violently beat them, raped, and indecently assaulted them.
There were 17 Survivors who were sexually violated. Four of the Survivors are children below the age of 18 and one of these was defiled and the three were indecently assaulted.
Eight of the seventeen survivors were sexually assaulted, defiled and raped. Some of the Survivors were raped right in the presence of their children some of whom are able to recount the incident and describe the Police Officers penis in great details.
All the Survivors have had to deal with a social-cultural issue related to the stigma associated with being raped, defiled or indecently.
Since the incident no arrests have been made; we demand swift action and justice for the Msundwe girls!SheDecides Malawi is rolling out a social media campaign to raise awareness regarding this heinous crime.
We need your help in making sure that this message goes viral on social media.
The aim of the social media campaign is to build public support both nationally and internationally for violated human rights by engaging and activating a community of members and supporters to bring attention and pressure the Malawian Government to act and hold perpetrators who allegedly raped, defiled and assaulted the women and girls accountable!
Stand with us in solidarity by posting on social media with the Hashtags: #Justice4MsundweGirls #SheDecides #Malawi #Justicefor1
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