There are various crimes committed across the world, but can anything be more heinous and stigmatized as rape? No matter what the root cause is, for the majority of rape victims life is never the same! While rape crimes occur more or less everywhere- in some countries these shameful incidents take place more than others. In some countries, only a percentage of actual rape cases are reported owing to factors like social stigma, intimidation by the rapist, lack of evidence and monetary factors.
Below listed are 10 countries where instances of rape and related crimes have reached an alarming proportion.
1. Ethiopia
A UN study finding shocked the world when it is revealed about 60- percent of women in Ethiopia face sexual violence! It is also notorious for widespread marriage by abduction. Even the Ethiopian military is infamous for committing systematic rapes on civilians.
