GORGETA

“We were sleeping when the army came. They killed my husband and children. Then they tortured me with knives, burned me, and violated me. There were twenty of them. For two days, I lay next to the bodies of my family - all seven children, and my husband. I lost my mind.”

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ELISABETH

"Late at night, armed men broke in. When I said I had no money, they attacked me. Two of them took turns. Then they called to bring more. I went to the police, but they laughed at me. One even said: ‘You’re too old to be raped.’ I didn't get justice. Nobody gets justice here."

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J

"When the [militia] commander realised Manu, my brother, and I were siblings, he ordered him to violate me. Manu refused. They beat him to death - and refused to allow me to bury him. I was forced to stay by his body for three days."

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