Cameroon: Teenage Mum Raped By Uncle Dares to Speak Out

This is the story of Sidonie, an 18-year-old Cameroonian teenager who is a victim of rape and incest. Incest is a recurrent practice on the African continent. In Cameroon, more than 18% of victims suffer in silence, while the perpetrators often go unpunished.

Sidonie will talk about anything other than her sexuality and relations with men. After a deep sigh she begins to open up: "I am still sexually unresponsive. I really can't feel any pleasure from being intimate with a man... Every time I've tried to have sexual relations with men, they've complained about my attitude of indifference. I still think about him".

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