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Scoop Supporters and Rape Survivors Call for Changes to (In)Justice System
on International Women's Day Tonight, on International Women's
Day, will mark an historic day for the people of Spokesperson for the event,
Jasmine Gray says, "The community, including an overwhelming number of
ordinary Kiwis have shown over the last week that we stand behind rape
survivors and will demand their justice". "We are showing tonight that
rape survivors can and should report to the police, and the community will
stand behind them; even if the justice system will not". The statistics in Ms Gray says, "The statistics
are evidence that the justice system reinforces sexism and injustice for rape
survivors." "With this march, we want to
foster discussion amongst the community about Today is International Women's Day
and rape and sexual abuse are a global issue for women. At least one in every
three women, or up to one billion women, have been beaten, coerced into sex,
or otherwise abused in their lifetimes. Usually, the abuser is a member of
her own family or someone known to her. "We want a society where rape
survivors are not isolated or blamed but are given a sense of justice, and
the community will begin this process tonight", says Ms Gray |