Article 5EG17 'He treated me as a slave': Women face rising violence amid war in Yemen

'He treated me as a slave': Women face rising violence amid war in Yemen

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Nicolas Niarchos in Turba
from World news | The Guardian on (#5EG17)

Civil war has drastically cut support services for women already at high risk of violence while displacing others who are now vulnerable to armed groups

Rima* was married the year civil war erupted in Yemen. She was 15 and for much of the time over the next five years, her husband kept her chained to a wall in their home in central Yemen. He didn't treat me as a wife, he treated me as a slave," says the 21-year-old.

An aunt eventually took pity on Rima, taking her to a psychosocial support centre in the town of Turba, 90 miles (145km) north-west of Aden. According to a doctor there, Rima now suffers from a neurological disorder brought on by the constant beatings.

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