Yazidi Women Tell of Rape and Enslavement at Hands of ISIS | NBC News

They suffer from psychological trauma and many have physical injuries, aid workers and community elders say.

The regional government offers basic medical check-ups and psychological support for the escapees, but anything more is hard to come by.

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights runs a small clinic in the Kurdish city of Duhok where Yazidi women can receive medical care and psychological treatment.

Psychotherapist Shahla Hesein said there are challenges in convincing women to come for treatment in the first place.

“They don’t want to tell their families,” she said. “They feel ashamed.”

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