Survivors of Sexual Abuse at the U.N. Say Their Stories Have Been Ignored For Far Too Long

Summary: Late one night in May 2009, Shannon Mouillesseaux, an American working for the United Nations Refugee Agency, awoke to a bang in her hotel room in Sri Lanka. A band of hooded, masked men in army uniforms kicked down her door, forced her to the ground, and proceeded to physically and sexually assault her so severely that she feared for her life. Trained in assisting populations in crisis, Mouillesseaux knew what to do in the aftermath of a sexual assault.