Analysts say social and cultural taboos prevent people from coming forward, according to research carried out by the Uganda Refugee Law project. It found that 4% of men and 20% of women refugees in South Sudan have been raped. Stephen Kigoma, a Congolese refugee now living in Uganda, shares his distressing story.
Refugee male rape victim speaks out in Uganda. Credit: BBC.
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