Viral News / Men are forced here, gang rape of women of their own family

Zoom News : Mar 27, 2021, 04:16 PM
There have been shocking cases in the Tigray region of the African country of Ethiopia. Women have been tortured a lot here. They were gangraped and family members were forced to rape women of their own families. According to a Reuters report, the United Nations said on Thursday that more than 500 rape cases have been reported in Tigray, Ethiopia. More than 500 cases of rape have been reported from 5 medical centers. The United Nations has warned that the number of actual cases may be even higher.

According to the report, women say they have been raped by soldiers, raped in front of family members and forced to rape their own family members threatening violence.

Several witnesses were told to Reuters that soldiers from neighboring Eritrea gangraped, tortured and tortured civilians during the conflict. Apart from this, houses and crops have also been looted.

UN Deputy Assistant Wafa reported in a UN member states briefing in New York that at least 516 rape cases were reported by five medical facilities in Mekele, Adigrat, Vukro, Shire and Exum. He said that given that many medical centers are not working, it is estimated that the number of actual rapes is much higher.

The US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tae Atsselsi Mde, said that the government has taken allegations of sexual violence very seriously and an investigation has been initiated.

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