Gender Activist Beauty Katebe has expressed concerned over reports that Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases shot up by over 1000 in the Second Quarter of the year 2022.
Katebe says it is heartbreaking that murder, physical abuse and sexual offences continued to be rampant, especially in the capital city.
She urged families to strengthen efforts in the protection of children from violence.
“I called upon stakeholders to investigate the reasons why Lusaka was topping the list of GBV cases in order to generate solutions.
“There is strong need for continued advocacy as the 1, 441 rise in GBV cases was too high representing 23.44%,” she said.
Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga recently announced that Zambia recorded 7,589 GBV cases in the Second Quarter of 2022 compared to 6,148 GBV cases reported in the Second Quarter of 2021.