Many hundreds of thousands of women have been raped in wars in this century alone, as reported in cultures as diverse as Korea, Bangladesh, Liberia, Southeast Asia, and Uganda.
Assaults are often gang-related and sadistic, including other forms of physical torture.
These women may have also experienced loss of home and community, dislocation, injury, untreated illness, and witnessing murder, injury or rape of loved ones. The effects of these types of trauma are immeasurable, long-lasting, and shattering to both inner and outer worlds. The situation is worsened by religious and cultural attitudes surrounding rape. In a Muslim culture, the honor of the woman reflects upon the entire family. In addition, rape victims of Muslim faith may believe that rape is a punishment for some sin which they have committed.