“La Colombe” in the Fight against Sexual Abuse

The association organised a press conference to campaign against child sexual abuse.

Barristers, Psychologists, gynaecologists have condemned the act of sexual abuse in the lives of children and young girls who are the victims. They were speaking in a press conference organised by a non governmental organisation, La Colombe, in the fight against child abuse, at the French cultural Centre in Akwa Douala.
Speaking as a jurist, Barrister Evelyn Tamfack said parents who commit incest with their own daughters or rape other people daughters is a rampant phenomenon because they are left to go without being punished. Most of the times she said it is because the victim is afraid to report the case or the mother afraid to report the situation of her husband and daughter because she fears to loose her home. Barrister Tamfack said the father should be denounced in the court. That is, a complain made and better if there is prove from a medical report that the girl has been raped. Certainly the father will be booked and charged if found guilty. She added that articles 346 and 228 of the Penal cod charges for this crime 15-25 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment respectfully.
The gynaecologist Dr Honoré Emapi, talking on the effects of rape, he said the effects can be physical and psychologically. Psychologically, he said the victim can receive an irreversible trauma all the days of her life. Physically, he said the child may receive sexually transmissible diseases, become pregnant and may never want to have sex again in their lifetime.
Dr Emapi recounted the story of a young girl of 13 who is epileptic and was raped by a 32 year old man. The girl was seriously wounded and it put her life in danger.
As for the psychologists, Michelle Depre, she said every human being needs love and affection and security. She said the case becomes terrible when the very people who needs to show this love and security turnout to be your aggressors.
It was remarked that statistics shows that in Cameroon, everyday, girls are victims of rape and incest.
Present in the conference was renowned musician Henri Dikongue who had displaced himself specifically to present a concert marking the event of the campaign against child abused celebrated on March 4. He said he stands firmly with La Colombe to condemn this vice in the society. His songs he said are unique and difficult to dance because he brings out an ill of vice of society which he feels from his inside.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO