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The eight-member jury sided with three plaintiffs originally from Sudan, awarding a total of $20.75 million in damages, after hearing testimony describing horrors committed by Sudanese soldiers and the Janjaweed militia.

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Ayish Younis is describing the worst moment of his life – he still regards it as such, even though it was 77 years ago, and he's lived through many horrors since.

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Colonization has brought its own atrocities, from enforced re-education to guns; but some horrors—like violence and domestic abuse—are always terrifyingly universal.

They met at a "Truth Tent" - a community-led forum where Syrians lay bare the horrors of the past.

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When they saw the horrors inside, they called the police immediately.

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