Crowd-sourced Map Highlights Rape by Syrian Army

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By Jerusalem Post | 16 July 2012 | 168

Syrian government forces are increasingly using sexual violence and gang rapes as a weapon of war in the conflict there, according to a project using social networking technology to document each reported attack. Published last week by the New York-based Women Under Siege project, the research uses a crowd-sourced mapping platform to pinpoint where rapes or sexual attacks have been reported and allows victims to report any further cases in real time. Read More