A report has detailed the horrific mass-scale gang-rapes, genital mutilations, and other violence that is gripping South Sudan in the midst of its civil war. Some badly traumatized victims say they have lost their faith as a result.
"Satan went through me the day I was raped," a woman named Nyagai said in the Amnesty Intentional[1] "Do not remain silent" report, which was released Monday. Nyagai no longer attends church and has stopped praying.
The report states that there have been thousands of children and women, and some men, raped in the young nation since December 2013, in what is largely an ethic conflict between Dinka forces loyal to President Salva Kiir, and the opposition Nuer forces of Riek Machar.
"This is pre-meditated sexual violence on a massive scale. Women have been gang-raped, sexually assaulted with sticks and mutilated with knives," said Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty International's regional director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes.
"These indefensible acts have left the victims with debilitating and life-changing consequences, including physical injuries and psychological distress. Many survivors have also been shunned by their husbands and in-laws and stigmatized by the wider community," Wanyeki added.
References
- ^ Amnesty Intentional (www.amnesty.org)
- ^ Reuters (www.reuters.com)
- ^ are ready to die close to Jesus Christ (www.christianpost.com)
- ^ South Sudan: In Midst of Genocide, Civil War 16,000 Seek Refuge at Church 'Where Jesus Is' (www.bing.com)
- ^ Teachers Arrested at Christian School in South Sudan to Aid Muslim Takeover (www.bing.com)
- ^ 8 Abducted Samaritan's Purse Aid Workers Released in South Sudan (www.bing.com)
- ^ Christians in South Sudan Jubilant Over Trump Victory, Religious Freedom Advocate Says (www.bing.com)
- ^ CPSZaimov (www.facebook.com)
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