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Women, children sexually abused after tsunami

Deprived of the safety of their homes, hundreds of thousands of women and children in the tsunami refugee camps in southern Sri Lanka live in absolute fear of sexual abuse.
Rising incidents of sexual assault on displaced women and children has become a serious problem for the authorities and the aid agencies engaged in relief work.

"In most camps in southern Sri Lanka, women and children are scared to step out of their shelter after dusk," said a Western aid worker. "There have been incidents of sexual assault on young women and children in some camps."

Camp residents and aid workers said that most of the sexual assaults took place when the victim left the shelter in darkness either to find food or for some urgent work.

"Women and children in these camps are afraid to go out and fetch water from the tank provided by us," said the aid worker. "They want protection from the people who are abusing women and children, and it is the duty of the state."

There are military personnel in uniforms of all colors, from nations engaged in relief operations. Even their presence has not reduced the number of attacks. These soldiers do not provide security in the camps; they supply relief. The lax security of the camps has come as a boon to the rapists.

"The soldiers are not here all the time to protect us, so I do not go out of the shelter after sunset," said 17-year-old Sriyani, who now lives in a camp in the southern Galle district. "I have heard that many women and girls have been attacked and raped, so it is better to stay inside till sunrise even if I have to sleep on an empty stomach."

A women's rights organization, the Women and Media Collective, conducted a weeklong survey of the camps and its reports indicated that there was no safety or security arrangement made for the camps.

"We have received reports of incidents of rape, gang rape, molestation and physical abuse of women and girls in the course of unsupervised rescue operations and while residing in the temporary shelters particularly in the south," the Women and Media Collective said in a statement.

At least one case of gang rape has been registered with the police in the southern Galle district, one of the worst-hit areas of the country. The victim was admitted to the district hospital.

"I was shocked to hear that a woman was gang raped," said another relief worker of an international organization. "I could never imagine that these people, who have lost their homes can still stoop to such a low level and abuse women and children, who are homeless like them."

The police and the national child protection authority have begun working with non-governmental organizations to address the problem and collect details of the assaults reported so far.

"We have been getting reports of sexual abuse and harassment of women and girls who are in the camps and also during the rescue operation immediately after the tsunami hit us," said Sepali Kotegoda of Women and Media Collective. "We do know that complaints of sexual harassment and abuse have been made to the police in the south."

Teams are being sent to police stations in these areas to collect details. They will also visit the camps and get more information by talking to women, Kotegoda said.

Non-governmental organizations say that it would not be possible to get statistics of rape and sexual assaults in the camps and villages around them, as many victims do not report to the police fearing social stigma.

Additionally, there is great concern by authorities in the region for the tens of thousands of children who have orphaned by the tsunami. Authorities and relief agencies fear many of them may be prone to kidnapping to be "sold" for sexual favors.

http://www.aegis.com/news/upi/2005/UP050101.html

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