I am not of royal bloodline. Im a regular Eritrean girl, whos father actually managed to leave Eritrea just at the right time. I could easily, so easily... have been Semret. I wish I could say i cant believe this is happening, to the story below- but Ive heard it so many times. Its not even an isolated story :( READ BELOW (link for full article)! Although Semret reached Sudan safely, she felt growing unease at being in a vast desert area notorious for kidnappings while her smuggler made secretive phone calls. Suddenly, three men appeared in a pickup truck. We were all running in different directions and scattered. They reached me first. I tried to escape again but they soon found me. I was beaten and dragged alone into their vehicle. Semrets three abductors drove her to an isolated camp consisting of a house and a few mud huts. Without anyone to pay a ransom for her release, she was subjected to daily beatings and rape. They came at any time that pleased them. They would bring coke and cake. I lived on coke and cake for seven months. Her voice falters as she remembers. After I got pregnant, they stopped closing the house and I managed to escape. Severely malnourished and dressed in a Jallabia (a long robe), Semret walked for hours to reach Kassala, a town 40 km from the border. The UNHCR office in the town was contacted and she was brought to a guesthouse where she received counselling before being driven to a refugee camp. unhcr.org/534e70a66.html
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:30:03 +0000
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