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A top United Nations official said a video depicting the chants was part of a "campaign of fear and terror." The government says "influences outside the party" are responsible.

In the Puntland region of Somalia, clan elders usually rule on a rape case. But a community court heard this one — and issued its verdict on Sunday.

Dr. Denis Mukwege opened a hospital in Eastern Congo to help women give birth safely. His first patient was a rape survivor. And she changed his life.

Dozens of women and girls have reportedly been raped by South Sudanese soldiers near a U.N. compound in the capital. A U.N. spokesperson said they are taking the allegations "very seriously."

Brandon Vandenburg was found guilty of aggravated rape in a case that stems from the 2013 gang rape of a woman he had been dating. A previous guilty conviction had been dismissed due to a mistrial.

Police say they are investigating the possible rape of a 16-year-old girl by at least 30 men — and an online video. Activists are calling attention to violence against women in the country.

Students have posted the names of accused rapists on Facebook. And a judge sparks a furor with Facebook messages that seem to say rape is part of black culture.

It is the first time the International Criminal Court has convicted someone based on his role as a military commander. It is also the first time rape has been prosecuted by this court as a war crime.

But now she is talking about it — at the U.N., this week, on a panel about care for women who've been raped. Miamah Grace Kannah of Liberia, now 18, shares her story — and her tears.