Ministry of Women, Children and Youth denounced with the strongest terms the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 16 year old high school student Hanna Lalango in Addis Ababa last week.
The Minister, Zenebech Taddesse described the act as barbaric, heart breaking and stated her profound condemnation. She expressed her Ministry’s condolences to the family of the victim.
She reiterated that suspects of the horrific rape and murder are facing charges in a court of law and asked the general public to collectively denounce this gut-jolting barbaric crime.
The Minister added several other Hanas suffer from similar violent sexual harassments and called on a concerted effort to address the problem. She said the White Ribbon Campaign to be marked in late November through mid December as an opportune moment to highlight and galvanize support for the fight against sexual violence and harassment against women and raise awareness regarding the problem.
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