UN: Mass Rapes On Angola-DRC Border -- Al JazeeraUnicef says 650 women and girls locked up, tortured and sexually abused by security forces during mass expulsions.
More than 650 women and girls have been raped during mass expulsions from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the past two months, according to a body of the United Nations.
Many of the victims said they were locked up and tortured for several weeks while they were raped repeatedly by security forces.
The report by the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) said 6,621 people arrived in Congo's western Kasai province, in two waves during October. It is not clear on which side of the border the rapes took place.
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More News On The Violence On the Angola-DRC Border
Hundreds abused during Angola expulsions, U.N. says -- Reuters
Hundreds Were Raped on Congo-Angola Border -- New York Times
UNICEF reports sexual violence in the Congo region -- CNN
Angola expels more than 6,000 people to DR Congo: UN -- AFP
UN says 700 Congolese women sexually attacked along Angola's border -- Canadian Press
My Comment: More evidence and reasons on why mass rape should be labeled as a war crime.
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