Egyptian women sexually assaulted by military

January 27, 2012 4:42 PM

A year after the revolution in Egypt, the military is still in charge, and demonstrators have returned to the streets. Clarissa Ward in Cairo reports many of the protesters are women who have been sexually assaulted by Egyptian soldiers.

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