A UN report released today provides new details about the rape of dozens of Darfur women last year. The report is a follow up to one issued in April 2007. The women recounted that they were sexually assaulted in front of each other, beaten with sticks and forced to cook and serve food to their attackers. Some of the victims became pregnant as a result of the attacks. The report accuses the Sudanese government of failing to investigate the rapes, allegedly carried out by Sudanese soldiers and allied militiamen.
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UN News Centre – Sudan: Women and Children Must Be Protected From Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Says High Commissioner for Human Rights – 21 August 2007
Yahoo – UN Reports New Details on Darfur Rapes – 21 August 2007
