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South Sudan’s War on Women

When government forces launched their attack on the village of Bauw in South Sudan’s Unity state in early summer, Nyaduri and several other women fled into the bush.
South Sudan’s War on Women
Mary and her sister, Martha Aylynyayuach, find a safe shelter at the UN House IDP Camp in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 2014. Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam East Africa/Flickr/CC BY
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When government forces launched their attack on the village of Bauw in South Sudan’s Unity State in early summer, Nyaduri and several other women fled into the bush.

Their hiding place only gave them protection for so long. Fighters soon followed them.

In the end Nyaduri was spared, thanks to her visibly swollen pregnant belly. But she was made to watch as armed men raped four of her companions.

Survivors said rape has become "just a normal thing" for women caught up in South Sudan's civil war.
Samer Muscati
Samer Muscati
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