firewood rape

noun

The rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.

Meanings

nounfirewood rape (countable and uncountable, plural firewood rapes)

plural firewood rapes

  1. countableuncountableThe rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.

    The most prevalent form of VAWG (as already stated) is IPV, not rape in public by a non-partner (which most firewood rapes are classed as) or conflict rape.

    2021, Tamsin Bradley, Janet Gruber, Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls
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