Assaults on refugees in West Darfur

Armed group gang rapes woman; refugee attacked in farm

An armed group raped a woman in West Darfur’s Mornei refugee camp on Saturday, relatives of the victim told Radio Dabanga.One of the relatives said that five armed men abducted the victim from a farm close to Mornei camp. The group dragged her to the valley and took turns at raping her.

In a separate incident, another refugee was assaulted by armed men while he was working in the same farm. Reports suggested that the refugee sustained injuries in his hand, shoulder and head. He has been taken to the hospital for treatment.