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They were either arrested for speaking out or had gone to the authorities to report a crime. );
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In each case, they said, they were sexually abused by the officials sworn to protect them.
Whether they are victims of crimes, witnesses or the accused, women who encounter Egypt’s criminal justice system risk being taken aside and stripped, groped, prodded and violated.
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