An horrific report from Amnesty International about the use of rape by the police and security forces as
Testimonies of women who have been raped and reports by Nigerian human rights organizations identify the Nigerian Police Force and other members of the security forces, in particular the military, as the principal state actors responsible for rape. The Director for Women’s Affairs within the Ministry for Women’s Affairs told Amnesty International in February 2006: “Around 60 per cent of violence against women is committed in army barracks or police stations, according to research by non-governmental organizations”.
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