I was at home packing food when we heard gunshots. We ran into them as we tried to escape. They surrounded us and asked where we were going. They said “Since we’ve caught you, we are going to convert you to Islam”.
They said, “You are going to convert to Islam by taking the oath of Kalima Shahada. You will not go home, and we will marry you off since you are still young”.
We did not really agree [to convert] and were uncomfortable but the insurgents said, “if you don’t stop misbehaving, we’ll shoot you and throw your corpses into the river”.
Narrative provided by Human Rights Watch
