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Helping gang rape victims in Somaliland

Helping gang rape victims in Somaliland

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In Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, women do not have an easy life.

Violence, sexual abuses and violations of rights are a daily routine in the lives of many of them.

UN-supported organizations in Somaliland are providing medical, psychological and legal assistance to women and girls - particularly refugees and the internally displaced - who were gang raped and later gave birth.

Julie Walker reports.

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