Rape is being used as a weapon in South Sudan’s civil war by combatants to terrorize and humiliate civilians. As tens of thousands of women flee across the border to Uganda, survivors are revealing their stories and receiving care for the first time. Some women believe that they were infected with HIV by their attackers. In Pulitzer Center-supported stories for The Lancet, Amanda Sperber and Adriane Ohanesian spent time with South Sudanese women in order to report on their experiences, diagnosis, treatment options, and recovery in Ugandan health care centers.
April 24, 2020 | Mail and Guardian Online
‘Any Trigger Can Lead to Suicide’
Women refugees from South Sudan face trauma from sexual assault.
October 11, 2019 | Glamour
In Refugee Settlements in Uganda, Survivors Grapple With How to Raise Children Born of Rape
How do you parent a child whose life is a reminder of violence?
August 30, 2019 | The Lancet
Sexual Violence, HIV, and Conflict in South Sudan
As refugees flee conflict in South Sudan, the burden of HIV grows, in part because of rampant sexual violence.
August 30, 2019 | The Lancet
Picturing Health: Health Services in Refugee Camps Are Helping South Sudanese Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence
Health clinics in Ugandan refugee camps provide services to South Sudanese women who have survived sexual violence.
April 28, 2020 | Awards
Amanda Sperber Shortlisted for One World Media Awards 2020
Pulitzer Center-grantee Amanda Sperber was shortlisted in the 2020 One World Media Awards for her work in Uganda.