(Click Image To Enlarge)Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Rampant, UN Says -- Military.com
GENEVA - A United Nations probe collected 217 allegations of abuse of girls and women by peacekeepers in eastern Congo, from sex with teenagers in the back room of a liquor store to threats of "hacking" victims for cooperating with investigators.
The 2006 investigation found many allegations credible and said evidence suggests "frequent and ongoing" sexual exploitation in the region. But it could only establish proof against one of 75 peacekeepers accused of wrongdoing.
Details of alleged incidents dating back to 2004 are summarized in a "strictly confidential" 17-page document.
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Update: Congolese Rape Survivor Shares Nation's Struggles -- NPR
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