A Rape Case Highlights Sexual Violence in Syria

A Rape Case Highlights Sexual Violence in Syria

It was 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Rawan, a young woman in her 20s, could never have imagined her day would end in such a horrible ordeal. She had just finished her shift at a women’s accessories shop in the town of Salhab, in the al-Ghab Plain of Hama province. From there, she set off on foot toward her home in the village of Hawrat Ammourin. Having lost her father, she lives there with her mother and uncles. The village is over 5 miles from…