In Ethiopia, men are forced to rape a woman of the family: UN

New York, Ta. 26
Armed conflict is raging in the Tigris region of Ethiopia. The U.N. reported that women were frequently gangraped by armed men in the area. Not only that, only men in the family are forced to rape women.
The UN representative based in Ethiopia reported that the incidence of rape in the Tigre area has increased. In the last few days, 200 women have been raped. The extent of the barbarism was such that armed men gangraped women. He then forces the men of the family to rape the woman.
The women in the Tigre area told the UN envoy that armed men raped women in front of family members. Men who then become close relatives of the family by threatening to kill the family members or by threatening to kill the woman are asked to rape the women. More than one man in the family is often forced to gangrape a woman.
According to the UN envoy, there have been 319 rape cases in recent days, but in reality the number is likely to be in the thousands.
It is noteworthy that there is an ongoing conflict between the Ethiopian army and the local people in the Tigre area. An organization called the Tigre People's Party Liberation Front is campaigning for secession and this has led to a bloody war in the area.