![Sam Mednick Women gather at a Doctors Without Borders clinic that provides support for people who have been sexually assaulted in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fa663f975c6242bb88809feeb5fd214b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Women gather at a Doctors Without Borders clinic that provides support for people who have been sexually assaulted in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
![Sam Mednick A Doctors Without Borders clinic staff, left, provides support for a woman who has been sexually assaulted in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a281ec4e229c499795c41fffc35d93b1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Doctors Without Borders clinic staff, left, provides support for a woman who has been sexually assaulted in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
![Sam Mednick Dolls sit on a shelf in a room in a Doctors Without Borders Clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. The dolls are used as props to help health professionals work with young children who have been sexually assaulted. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d20fda0ba6ff428a9707411666410197/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Dolls sit on a shelf in a room in a Doctors Without Borders Clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. The dolls are used as props to help health professionals work with young children who have been sexually assaulted. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
![Sam Mednick A 39-year-old security guard stands on the doorway at a clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/222542dbd30b4bf3889b787492567124/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A 39-year-old security guard stands on the doorway at a clinic in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday, March 11, 2024. She said she was sexually assaulted by a United Nations peacekeeper in November while on the night shift. Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers. Reasons include ongoing conflict in one of the world's most volatile countries, a weak legal system and the stigma of speaking up. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)