Friday, October 15, 2010

DR Congo Troops Accused Of Committing Mass Rape

UN: DR Congo Troops Committing Rape -- Al Jazeera

A high-ranking UN official has said that army troops are raping women who already experienced attacks this summer.


Government soldiers in the DR Congo have attacked and raped women in villages where rebels already committed mass rape this summer, a high-level UN official has said.

UN peacekeepers in the Walikale territory have reported that army troops are committing "rapes, killings and lootings," Margot Wallstrom, the special representative for sexual violence against women in conflict, told the UN security council on Thursday.

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More News On Rape Allegations Against The DR Congo Military

DR Congo troops in rape and murder claim -- BBC
UN envoy says gov't troops continue Congo rapes -- AP
DR Congo troops accused in new rape atrocities -- AFP
UN Warns of DRC Army Atrocities in Kivus -- Voice of America

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