Victim of rape at the hands of al-Qaddafi to stop antagonizing



Human rights organizations estimate that thousands of Libyan women were raped during the revolution at the hands of al-Gaddafi. But this topic is still taboo in the Libyan society. One woman has broken the silence and recounted her story to Deutsche Welle.



Figures indicate the Libyan human rights organizations that the number of rape victims in Libya at the hands of al-Gaddafi, is approximately eight thousand women and girls. One of these victims, the condition of anonymity, active opposition from the city of the corner, and the Root of Deutsche Welle details of what happened to her.



This lady started her speech by saying she was studying at the University of Nasser in the Libyan capital Tripoli, and that the risk to her and some of her colleagues, after I saw marches in support of Gaddafi, during the revolution, the idea of ​​founding an opposition group called "silks Libya." The mission: the transfer of arms to the rebels through the capital, through the use of a car Iiaúrat and exploitation of non-inspection of vehicles traveling girls. She adds that their participation has continued in this manner, the smuggling of weapons from the rebels to the rebel city of Alzentan Friday market in Tripoli.



And follow this lady said: "We met on Monday, June 20 in the campus cafeteria, after having been informed my husband and took the papers prepared by the Master's thesis and a laptop. She told me Alia (one Iiaúrat), they are afraid of the process today, and Reham (Another member of the group Silks Libya) feel that the day will be the last day to them. I kept shaking and I said they should get out of the university immediately, asked me to keep the composure managed to stay, especially as we may take us up to that time more than 22 rifles "Kalashnikov" to brother One of the girls, who belonged to the rebels. We did not know that another student was Taatsnt us. "



"It was a beautiful day is on August 20, when he broke into the rebel camp. The night rallied the rebels around us and told us we are all brothers. And they took us out of the prison, lead-called here and there. Then gathered around us are free, and residents of market Friday, chanting our lives and say that we crown on their heads. In this day and born again. "
Despite her delight at the end of this dark period of her life, but that torture and repeated rape has left deep wounds in her psychologically not yet healed, as Ms that "day I left I called my father and asked me to go back to the house because he needed me, and after several minutes he called me my husband and he told me He needs me, and I am wonderful wife. But I - and after what I had - I was at a loss, and I wonder about my ability to give, as I once was ... I do not need to organizations or charities. I want to go back as I once was - a loving wife to her husband Knight and her children and loves horses. "



And concludes with the rebellious Libyan Speaking to Deutsche Welle word to the Libyan people, she says: "Do not let our dreams that steal. We have turned to flee to Tunisia, and we have our lives in order to Libya pure. Libya secure that we paid for it a lot and gave her the most precious thing we have. Do you appreciate this topic sacrifices? Or do you want to do a second revolution?! "

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