Eight months pregnant at the time, she was bound by chains in her home and raped repeatedly over the course of many days. She then had her womb cut open and was released into a field where she watched as her baby perished. Our interpreter said, “She wants to show you.” Mukagihana stood up and lifted her skirt. She showed us the scar where her baby had been cut out of her womb. She showed us her permanently bruised hipbones that had been forced apart through repeated rape. She showed us the marks on her body and ankles where she was cut. Zainab Salbi stood up, walked over to Mukagihana and simply said, “Come with us now and we will help you.” Somehow, it was enough.
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