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Women Fleeing Mali’s Conflict Say They Were Sexually Assaulted but Silence Hides Many More
Aid groups report many sexual assaults by combatants in Mali's conflict go unreported due to stigma and fear, with 28 women treated recently at one clinic, UN and MSF say.
- Men, women and children have been sexually assaulted by all sides during Mali's decade-long conflict, according to the UN and aid workers.
- A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Russian fighters from the Africa Corps military unit in Mali, leaving her traumatized and untreated for days.
- The aunt of the 14-year-old said the family was held at gunpoint by the fighters, who assaulted the girl and killed her uncle.
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Girls and women fleeing Mali describe sexual violence by Russian military
A 14-year-old girl arrived at a refugee clinic near death with an untreated infection from an alleged rape her family says was carried out by Russian fighters in Mali – a case that aid workers say exposes how sexual violence in the country’s war has remained largely hidden by fear and shame.
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Girls and women fleeing Mali describe sexual violence by Russian forces
Women and girls from Mali are alleging rape and sexual assault by Russian fighters with Africa Corps, a new military unit under Moscow's control.
·United States
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left13Leaning Right1Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 39%
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