Violence against women is rising even though aid groups say a majority of survivors don’t come forward due to a lack of help where they live.
Wagner, a UN peacekeeping mission and Rwandan troops are all on the ground to try to quell the violence in Central Africa n Republic, which has been in conflict since 2013. Photo: APSince 2020, incidents have jumped from about 9,200 reported cases to 25,500, according to cases tracked by the United Nations and partners.
She asked her supervisor to be transferred to another house but never reported the attack. Her pastor cautioned against it to keep her job. Two years on, the assault has"stayed with me in my core,” she said. The Associated Press does not identify survivors of sexual assault.that operates alongside Central African Republic's army. Locals and rights groups of abuses have also accused them. She had seen them patrolling in her town of Bambari before. On the day of the assault, they were fighting rebels there.
“More than 10 years on since this crisis unfolded, many people are still displaced, vulnerable and live at the mercy of armed groups," said Lewis Mudge, Central Africa director for Human Rights Watch.
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