Over 2,000 raped last month in Congo’s east: reportMore than 2,000 rape cases were recorded last month alone in Democratic
Republic of Congo’s violent North Kivu province, a new report said on
Tuesday, highlighting the failure of a U.N.-backed deal to deliver
peace. Many more women and girls were raped but did not report it, the
document added, saying that, since the signing of a January 23 deal
between rebels, militia and government, 150,000 civilians had fled
their homes amid continuing “horrendous violence.” The report by the
Congo Advocacy Coalition, a collection of 64 international and local
aid agencies and rights groups, is the latest damning indictment of an
agreement meant to finally pacify North Kivu, a province in the
mineral-rich east. (Continue Reading…)
Over 2,000 raped last month in Congo’s east: reportMore than 2,000 rape cases were recorded last month alone in Democratic
Republic of Congo’s violent North Kivu province, a new report said on
Tuesday, highlighting the failure of a U.N.-backed deal to deliver
peace. Many more women and girls were raped but did not report it, the
document added, saying that, since the signing of a January 23 deal
between rebels, militia and government, 150,000 civilians had fled
their homes amid continuing “horrendous violence.” The report by the
Congo Advocacy Coalition, a collection of 64 international and local
aid agencies and rights groups, is the latest damning indictment of an
agreement meant to finally pacify North Kivu, a province in the
mineral-rich east. (Continue Reading…)
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Over 2,000 raped last month in Congo’s east: report More than 2,000 rape cases were recorded last month alone in Democratic
Republic of Congo’s violent North Kivu province, a new report said on
Tuesday, highlighting the failure of a U.N.-backed deal to deliver
peace. Many more women and girls were raped but did not report it, the
document added, saying that, since the signing of a January 23 deal
between rebels, militia and government, 150,000 civilians had fled
their homes amid continuing “horrendous violence.” The report by the
Congo Advocacy Coalition, a collection of 64 international and local
aid agencies and rights groups, is the latest damning indictment of an
agreement meant to finally pacify North Kivu, a province in the
mineral-rich east. (Continue Reading…)
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