South Sudan bishop accuses army of mass rape and torture

Posted Feb 16, 2017

[Anglican Communion News Service] A South Sudanese Anglican Bishop has accused government soldiers of raping women and young girls. The Rt. Rev. Paul Yugusuk, of the Anglican Diocese of Lomega, quoted by local media, says he’s met several women who claim they were raped by government troops. “We do not know the exact number of women who were raped but we have five women and girls here in Juba Teaching Hospital,” he told reporters after visiting the victims earlier this week. “Most of them are underage girls and women.”

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