Young Burundian girl, 16 years old
When it happened to me, they grabbed me. They laid me down on the floor. They forced themselves upon me. Until I lost consciousness.
As soon as I came to, I wanted to leave. They told me: If you say anything, we’ll look for you and we’ll kill you. I never told anyone what happened. And I became pregnant.
Young Colombian Girl, 15 years old
The man lived next door to us. We used the same bathroom. I was washing and he saw me and came into the house. My little sister had broken the TV, and he said: Come in and have a look at the TV. I came in with a chair but as I sat down, he came close to me, grabbed my arms and tried to make me sit on the bed.Later, I had a medical appointment and found out I was pregnant. My sister asked : Whose baby is it? and I said I didn't know. Then she asked about the man who lived next door and I threw up right then and there. My mom started to cry and I started to cry too. Then I told them everything that happened- that he threw me on the bed and took me by force.
Young Liberian girl, 14 years old
So I opened the door and saw my stepfather. He came in. I was wearing my nightgown. I went to bed, put the candle off and put the mosquito net over me. That night my blouse, my nightgown were taken off. So I asked: Who is on me? and he said It's me. I asked: What are you doing here? and he said: Don't talk. If you talk I'll kill you. He showed me a white bottle with red water inside it. He said: If you talk I will kill you. I did not say anything and he did it six times. When I went to the clinic, they asked me: Who taught you about life? I said: My stepfather. My mother said that I lied and jumped on me and beat me.
眯着眼，流泪看世界。
