8-year-old girl sexually assaulted by fellow Liberia natives , police say . `` It 's something that happens every day in every community in Liberia , '' said Tania Bernath , a researcher for the human rights group Amnesty International . During Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 's civil war , rape was used as a weapon by soldiers . Johnson-Sirleaf report : 60 to 70 percent of west African women were assault victims . U.N. , first elected female leader in Africa , makes stopping rape a priority .
8-year-old girl sexually assaulted by fellow Liberia natives , police say . During Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 's civil war , rape was used as a weapon by soldiers . Johnson-Sirleaf report : 60 to 70 percent of west African women were assault victims . U.N. , first elected female leader in Africa , makes stopping rape a priority .