UN observers say they have seen scores of rape and gang rape survivors among the Rohingya who have fled ethnic violence in Myanmar in recent weeks. She said she had seen women with bruising on their bodies and bite marks on their breasts and genitals. Human Rights Watch has said the sexual violence seen in October appeared "part of a coordinated and systematic attack against Rohingya". - 'Fight for survival' -UN experts in Bangladesh say there appear to be fewer rape survivors among the latest arrivals. When soldiers came to her village in Buthidaung township in northern Rakhine her neighbours fled.

Source: The Star September 24, 2017 02:48 UTC