“In Tari, MSF does around 150 family violence consultations per month, 30 of them sexual violence cases,” Leonie said. “There have been media reports and members of parliament have discussed giving harsher penalties to rapists and people who are violent against family members. But nothing has happened yet.”
TARI DAILY LIFE
A woman sits with her child on the outskirts of the Friday markets in Tari township, Hela Province, Papua New Guinea. The markets are a flashpoint for violence in Tari. 11th October, 2013. Photo: Kate Geraghty