Friday, 28 December 2018

The teenager who set out to reform Bolivia's broken record on rape justice | Dan Collyns

At the age of 17, Brisa De Angulo founded A Breeze of Hope to support other child survivors of sexual abuse. Today, it has 100% conviction rates and has helped change laws on rape

Brisa De Angulo was 15 when the carefree, happy childhood she lived in her Bolivian village was shattered.

She was raped by a member of her extended family who was lodging at the family home, on the outskirts of the city of Cochabamba. Over eight months she was raped repeatedly.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2SnmACD

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