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Sexual & Gender-based Violence high West Guji

Woman raped by two local security officials at Duqisa Megada administration office

Ref
OHRM-2019-0005
Date of incident
Zone
West Guji
Number of people affected
1

In January 2019, a woman was arrested by two local administration security officials, a kebele peace and security officer and the kebele militia commander, taken to the Duqisa Megada administration office and raped. They threatened to hand her to army soldiers to be killed if she refused.

Source: Amnesty International, "Ethiopia: Rape, extrajudicial executions, homes set alight in security operations in Amhara and Oromia ("Beyond law enforcement")", 2020-05-29. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/ethiopia-rape-extrajudicial-executions-homes-set-alight-in-security-operations-in-amhara-and-oromia/

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