Ethiopia’s Warring Parties Should End Attacks on Women, Girls

Click to expand Image A Tigrayan refugee survivor of rape who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray sits for a portrait in eastern Sudan near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, on March 20, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty For 16 months, in an often hidden and ignored armed conflict in northern Ethiopia, warring parties have doubly victimized women and girls, subjecting them to widespread, horrific acts of sexual violence and then deliberately obstructing their access to care. International Women’s Day, March 8, is an important time to reflect on the plight of these women and girls and…

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