The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) is very concerned about how victims of violence, including women, are being treated by the police force, according to commissioner Renata Chuck-A-Sang.
Chuck-A-Sang made this position known on Wednesday, when a press conference was organised by the Commission to coincide with the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Shortly after rights activists Zenita Nicholson committed suicide last month, it was revealed that she had gone to the Providence Police Station to report that she was abused by her partner but she was turned away. The rank who dealt with her complaint reportedly referred her to the Ruim-veldt Police Station,
