Injy Ghozlan, a member of Op Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, said the group has detected 46 incidents of sexual assault on protesters in Tahrir on Sunday, describing the assaults as "major and shocking."
Some of the assaulted victims required immediate medical intervention, while others required psychiatric assistance.
The initiative's volunteers, who belong to 12 rights organisations and anti-harassment initiatives, were in Tahrir from 7PM until 2AM, she told Al-Masry Al-Youm, adding that the number of reported assaults have increased compared to past protests.
Ghozlan said that the harassers used the same methods as in past attacks and that there are certain spots, such as Mohamed Mahmoud Street, where such incidents tend to happen.
We invite our users to read the complete article published July 1 2013
Injy Ghozlan, a member of Op Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, said the group has detected 46 incidents of sexual assault on protesters in Tahrir on Sunday, describing the assaults as "major and shocking."
Some of the assaulted victims required immediate medical intervention, while others required psychiatric assistance.
The initiative's volunteers, who belong to 12 rights organisations and anti-harassment initiatives, were in Tahrir from 7PM until 2AM, she told Al-Masry Al-Youm, adding that the number of reported assaults have increased compared to past protests.
Ghozlan said that the harassers used the same methods as in past attacks and that there are certain spots, such as Mohamed Mahmoud Street, where such incidents tend to happen.
We invite our users to read the complete article published July 1 2013