Tiny reminders of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted

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Tiny reminders of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN)Yasmin is 33 days old. Wrapped in a checkered blanket, she writhes around in her makeshift crib, a rice sack attached to the ceiling with rope.

Her mother, Meher, picks her up and starts breastfeeding, crouching on the earthen floor. “She is my baby, she is completely mine, and I love her,” says the delicate looking 25-year old.
“But when I look at her, I also remember the horrors.”