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Report: Boko Haram Rapes Hundreds in Nigeria

HeadlineMay 19, 2015

The militant group Boko Haram has reportedly raped hundreds of women and girls in Nigeria as part of a deliberate strategy to assert control over rural areas. The New York Times reports the women described being locked in houses by the dozens and raped by militants, who sometimes seek to intentionally impregnate them.

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