Published 30 September 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3998
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3998

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Darfuri refugees in Chad have no escape from sexual violence

Peter Moszynski

1 London

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Refugee women from Darfur in Sudan continue to face rape and other violence on a daily basis in eastern Chad, despite the presence of international security forces, says a new report by Amnesty International. The agency has called for increased protection of civilians in the country, an end to a prevailing culture of impunity, and sufficient finance for a fully operational United Nations mission.

Tawanda Hondora, Amnesty’s Africa programme deputy director, said, "The rape that countless women and girls experienced in Darfur continues to haunt them in eastern Chad. These women fled Darfur hoping that the international community and Chadian authorities would offer them some measure of safety and protection. That protection has proved to be elusive, and they remain under attack."

The report says that eastern Chad not only hosts more than 250 000 refugees fleeing violence in Darfur but is also a battleground for a proxy war between . . . [Full text of this article]


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