SIERRA LEONE: New report documents war-related sexual abuse

Internally displaced women and girls suffered high rates of rape and other abuses during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said in a report released on Wednesday. The report, 'War-Related Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone: A Population-Based Assessment', said 53 percent of displaced women and girls who had "face to face" contact with Revolutionary United Front (RUF)rebels experienced some form of sexual violence.