Somali Girls Tell of Rape by Peacekeepers

African Union peacekeepers in Somalia rape women seeking medicine and food on their bases and routinely pay displaced teenage girls for sex, Human Rights Watch has revealed in a report.

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Women often become victims of sexual violence in Somalia.

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