Both victim and defense lawyer battle violence towards women in South Africa . Police found one in four South African men has raped at least once . A recent survey by the Medical Research Council of South Africa , a statutory government funded body , found that one in four South African men has raped at least one woman in their lifetimes . Men who spoke to police did not describe their assaults as crimes . Latest reported figures : 36,190 women raped between April and December 2017 .
Both victim and defense lawyer battle violence towards women in South Africa . Police found one in four South African men has raped at least once . Men who spoke to police did not describe their assaults as crimes . Latest reported figures : 36,190 women raped between April and December 2017 .