Rape and sexual assault survivors described severe failures by police and courts during a parliamentary committee hearing on the status of women and gender equality. Several women said their complaints were dismissed for lack of evidence, mishandled by investigators, or closed without indictments, allowing alleged abuse to continue for years.

One survivor recounted reporting her father for rape at age 17, only for the case to be closed. She said the abuse continued for more than a decade, resulting in a pregnancy and the birth of a child who later died. Despite renewed efforts to seek justice, she said authorities repeatedly dismissed her case and discouraged her from pursuing it.

Another woman told lawmakers that police refused to believe her allegations that her husband sexually abused her and her daughter. She said an investigator who knew her husband pressured her to reconcile with him, and that her attempts to seek protection were undermined, forcing her into a shelter while her legal cases were eventually closed.

Senior justice officials acknowledged that sexual offense cases are more likely to be closed without resolution than other criminal cases, often due to insufficient evidence. Lawmakers and prosecutors agreed that systemic reforms are needed to improve evidence collection, case handling, and the treatment of victims to restore public trust and ensure justice.