ETHIOPIA – The plight of women refugees (ENG)

Women in camps are vulnerable to attack, they're vulnerable to rape, they're vulnerable to theft.

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Date taken / Date Recorded 18/03/2015 12:00 AM

Country Ethiopia

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Additional Information / Shotlist ETHIOPIA – The plight of women refugees
March 8th is International Women’s Day. For women living in refugee camps, however, there will be no reprieve.
Reporting on South-Sudanese women refugees Ethiopia's Gambella region
This camp in Lietchuor is now home to thousands of refugees. Many are women, forced to leave their homes and often family members in South Sudan.

Philippa Cox, midwife, MSF(in Eglish)
If they're by themselves, with only female members, they're very vulnerable. So they're vulnerable to attack, they're vulnerable to rape, they're vulnerable to theft. We haven't seen very much rape yet, I think it's because it's under-reported, people don't seek medical help after a rape, but we're very sure that it happens.

MSF’s teams run a maternity unit in Lietchuor camp’s hospital.
A few days ago, this woman was giving birth when she found out she was having twins. Both babies are doing well but their mother has difficulty imagining what the future holds for them.