Chad: 12 Sudanese Girls Gang-Raped in Eastern Chad – Refugees Appeal to Govt, UNHCR for Better Security

Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are appealing for increased security measures after a group of at least 12 Sudanese girls were reportedly subjected to horrific sexual violence by a gang on Friday, which left four of them with serious injuries.

Refugees from the Kounoungo (aka Konongo) camp in eastern Chad told Radio Dabanga that the group of girls was accosted by the gang after they left the camp to gather firewood, and then subjected to ‘horrific gang rape’. When other refugees noticed that…