This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
"I was a virgin when I arrived in the desert. During the first few times that I was raped I cried and resisted, but that didn't help. They wouldn't leave me alone. After that I stopped resisting."
Another woman said:
In Sudan, "I agreed to pay the smugglers $2,500 to transfer me to Israel. When I arrived in Sinai, the smuggler sold me (and others to) Abdullah. (He) demanded an additional $10,000."
"I had no way to raise" the money. He "raped me for five days." So did two other smugglers. "I wanted to resist but I had no strength and the smugglers nearly strangled me during the rape."
"I got pregnant (now seventh months along). During this time, I was chained to another woman. We received food every few days and I managed to wash myself three times during the entire period."
"Only after eight months was my father able to send the smugglers $5,000. They released me and allowed me to cross the border to Israel. I must have an abortion. My husband should not know what happened....and I must not give birth to this child."
Other testimonies revealed similar horrors. Some were lucky to survive to tell them.
The Greater Human Toll
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
