Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic
Voice of America
A Doctors Without Borders clinic staffer, left, provides support for a woman who was sexually assaulted, in Bangui, Central African Republic, March 11, 2024. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. Women gather at a Doctors Without Borders clinic that provides support for people who have been sexually assaulted, in Bangui, Central African Republic, March 11, 2024. A 39-year-old security guard stands on the doorway at a clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a U.N. peacekeeper in November while on the night shift.
It was too late for the mother to shield her children when the two masked and armed Russian fighters burst into her home, held her at gunpoint and took turns raping her. Her five children were forced to watch in the dark.
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