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Monday, April 18, 2022
"When the ICRC people came, the women and girls used to run up to them,
crying and begging to be rescued. One such morning, a Swiss woman named
Denyse Betchov came to visit them. Seeing the girls had been gang-raped
repeatedly and many were hemorrhaging, Denyse ordered them put on her
truck and sent immediately to Khao I Dang, about fifteen km. away, for
treatment. The Para protested and ordered the camp closed, refusing to
let her truck inside the fence. The driver of the ICRC truck felt there
was nothing he could do and watched the Para guarding both sides of the
gate, wielding their guns threateningly. Without hesitation, this
courageous...