In Cambodia, the total number of rapes reported was up 9 percent from 2009 and up 20 percent from 2008.
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Monday, 03 January 2011
"Other measures should include treatment of psychological diseases, stronger punishment for rapists, suppression of pornography, and elimination of illegal drugs."
Police and rights groups said Monday the country needs a new plan for moral values, as the number of reported rapes, including of underage girls, climbed again in 2010.
Adhoc recorded 501 rapes last year, including 76 where the victims were under the age of 10 and 33 where the victims were younger than 5 years old. Nearly three quarters of all the rapes involved girls under the age of 18.
The total number of rapes reported was up 9 percent from 2009 and up 20 percent from 2008.
Responding to the release of the report on Monday, national police spokesman Kirth Chantarith said the central department of the judicial police were studying the reasons behind the increase to find a “strategic plan” to curb the crime.
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Adhoc recorded 501 rapes last year, including 76 where the victims were under the age of 10 and 33 where the victims were younger than 5 years old. Nearly three quarters of all the rapes involved girls under the age of 18.
The total number of rapes reported was up 9 percent from 2009 and up 20 percent from 2008.
Responding to the release of the report on Monday, national police spokesman Kirth Chantarith said the central department of the judicial police were studying the reasons behind the increase to find a “strategic plan” to curb the crime.
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