DR Congo: 48 Rapes Every hour, US Study Finds -- BBCA study by US scientists has concluded that an average of 48 women and girls are raped every hour in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The study, in the American Journal of Public Health, found that 400,000 females aged 15-49 were raped over a 12-month period in 2006 and 2007.
That rate is significantly higher than the previous estimate of 16,000 rapes reported in one year by the UN.
The DRC says the figures reflect women being better able to report rape.
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More News On The Epidemic Of Rape In DR Congo
400,000-plus women raped in Congo yearly: study -- Reuters
48 women raped every hour in Congo, study finds -- CBS/AP
1,152 Congolese raped daily, study finds -- Boston.com/AP
Congo Study Sets Estimate for Rapes Much Higher -- New York Times
Study: 420K Congolese women are raped each year -- 48 per hour -- USA Today
1,100 women raped every day in Congo, study finds -- MSNBC
Congo: nearly 2 million women have been raped, reports study -- Global Post
Congo Rape Crisis: Study Reveals Shocking New Numbers -- Danielle Shapiro, Daily Beast
How can we explain the rape epidemic in Congo? -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Passport/Foreign Policy
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