Voice of America: Sold, Abused - The Plight of South Sudan’s Forgotten Women

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Sold, Abused - The Plight of South Sudan's Forgotten Women Feb 21st 2013, 14:08 South Sudan has struggled for decades to liberate itself from a hardline north. South Sudanese women are waging a similar struggle for the basic rights over their bodies and minds in a new nation where civil war has ended, but violence and sexual abuse still thrive. In a dusty courtyard in Rumbek, women gather to discuss issues they have never been allowed to talk about in a public forum. A show of hands reveals that only four of some 60 women in the group have ever been to school, and only ... Media files: B293942A-0926-4916-811C-172FD760A501_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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