karen allen has this. >> reporter: conflict made this woman a refugee in her own land. beneath the surface we find another sinister threat, rape on a massive scale not seen here before. in the world's newest state in the grips of a military rebellion, women are being sexually abused, singled out because of their tribe. tens of thousands are now packed into camps. jane is breaking a tattoo by speaking of sexual assault. she cowered in the grass, clutching her son as her sister-in-law was gang raped and shot dead in front of her. >> four of them raped her. the other one finishes, the other one goes into her. she was screaming in a loud voice. she keep on screaming until she loses her voice. she was not able to scream again. >> reporter: 31 women were allegedly raped that day. it happened in a town now virtually deserted apart from pro government soldiers who were blamed for the crime. all sides are accused of sexual violence onnen an alarming scale. >> welcome, everybody. >> reporter: this is bentu fm. when rebel forces seized the radio station the station manager was for

karen allen has been following all the preparations for this critical vote. >> donkeys under armed guardoceed in elections the mountainous northeast of the country. election materials are being delivered by any means possible. happy to haves been hired for this important job, but with rough tracks, the only way people can exercise their right in this historic runoff. working for one day. ready to solve these probms and have good plans. like a sceneook from medieval times, but many hope these will put the country on a firm footing for generations to come. about a quarter of all provinces in afghanistan rely on donkeys to get ballot materials into the right places. they have hired 300 donkeys and are moving under heavily armed escort. as much touns, here protect against ambush as to protect against election fraud. after three decades of war, this is considered one of the safer parts of afghanistan, though it has not been immune from recent taliban attacks. in the capital, security is tighter than ever. on highlice units are alert. mid 20,000 afghan security forces deployed in the city wher

karen allen has this report. >> conflict has made this woman a refugee in her own land.ath the surface, we find another sinister threat, rape on a massive scale not seen here before. women here are being sexually abused, singled out because of their tribe. tens of thousands are now packed into camps. jane is breaking a taboo by speaking about sexual assault. she cowered in the grass, clutching her nine-year-old son, as her sister-in-law was gang-raped and shot dead right in front of her. >> four of them raped her. she was screaming in a loud voice. shekeep on screaming, until lose her voice. she was not able to scream again. >> 31 women were allegedly raped that day. it happened in a town that is now virtually deserted. when rebel forces seized the waso station, the manager forced to hand over the controls. the commander took to the airwaves, inciting men to rape women. protecting civilians is a top priority in a new u.n. mandate. attacks are taking place right outside the camps meant to provide sanctuary. this is an observation tower, and it's on the periphery of the ca

karen allen, bbc news, south sudan. >> the ak rectress angelina jol and william hague are looking atthe problem. >> i have spoken to these women, looked in their eyes. i can't stand that they feel ashamed for what happened to them. i can't stand it. ♪ >> some of the shocking numbers that are driving that conference forward. if you want to find out more, go to the website. >>> >>> now, should low level drug dealer dealers -- there is no benefit in punishing people for using marijuana. it fills up prisons and encourages corruption. thomas v are assey told me about it. >> this is overseen by the former president. it was commissioned by -- convened by the former u.n. secretary general ananne . it's a high level panel of independent experts that were put together in that commission. they are saying that criminalizing drug users doesn't work. especially in a region where are the judicial system is pretty weak. prisons are crowded and some of the drug users that are being arrested are waiting for trials or to see courts for months if not years sometimes. there is a problem. it is recognized

allen because the financial industry is still so important to the u.k. economy. we don't want to have any concerns that we might cut off any growth. >> karenharsh words for the e.c.b. one economist says the central bank is wasting our time. find out why. >> time for today's company news. sony's television revenue jumped the most in the first quarter since at least 2012. that's as demand surged before the world cup tournament in brazil. sales rose 20% to $2.15 billion. japanese unit novartis says prosecutors raided its office in tokyo today. the company says it will cooperate fully with the investigation. its offices were reportedly searched searched over a possible breach of a law regulating exaggerated advertisements and the indian venture of air asia starts operations today. asia's biggest budget carrier has set a target for its india venture to break even in four months. the market is so competitive that airlines are offering base fares lower than two u.s. cents as they woo 61 million domestic flyers. welcome back to "countdown." i'm mark barton. >> i'm anna edwards. 7:15. ever get the feeling you're being watched? if you're attending a