Cameroon: A network of ‘aunts’ helps rape survivors
25 November 2022 |
12:01 pm
A network of women in Cameroon is helping survivors of sexual abuse. It is estimated that around half a million of the country's women and girls have experienced rape and other forms of sexual violence.
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