Liberia: “The new war is rape”

— IRIN: “‘The civil war is over,’ said Monrovia resident Tupee Kiadi. ‘But the new war is rape, especially targeting teenagers and babies. During the war we had peacekeepers to prevent further violence… but women do not have peacekeepers to stop rape.’ ”
— “During the war women and girls were subjected to rape (commonly gang rape) and sexual slavery, many becoming pregnant from rape. Since peace was sealed in 2003, sex crimes – and impunity – have persisted throughout the country.”