Prisons, hospitals, everywhere: Women in Egypt share horror stories of rampant sexual abuse Rape happens follows them to ‘prisons, hospitals, everywhere’, several women in Egypt have come out to unmask a culture of widespread sexual abuse. Abuse by Government officials1/5 The horror stories of women in Egypt are out in the open. The same officials who were tasked with bringing them justice instead subjected them to more sexual abuse. For them going to Courts of Law is filled with the risk of sexual abuse – be it as a victim, a witness or an accused. Furthermore, they would suffer sexual abuse under the pretence of officials performing virginity tests allegedly prescribed by government doctors.

Source: dna July 09, 2021 13:18 UTC