One aid worker wounded in Bentiu
Bentiu, Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, Rubkona, Unity, South Sudan National NGO
1 wounded
One female NGO staff on her way home from duty in the Bentiu PoC site, was stopped by two joint force personnel. The security personnel directed the staff member to remove her trousers due to an alleged dress code for women in the camp. The staff member was assaulted when she refused as the perpetrators attempted to physically remove her trousers with a knife, before bystanders intervened. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Context individual attack. Actor Joint Force. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 3251.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.