Almost 500,000 Rape Cases in Colombia in the Last 10 Years

Posted on May 25, 2011 • Filed under: Colombia, Crime

•Jineth Bedoya, herself a rape victim eleven years ago, is leading an effort against the use of rape in the armed conflict according to a video from rtve.es.
•In her campaign, she is hoping to bring hope to other victims and to call them to report these crimes to the authorities.
•Intermón Oxfam has reported that 500,000 women have been raped due to the armed conflict, but there has not been any formal condemnation of these acts.

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