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Is DR Congo the Rape Capital of the World?

Mass rape as a weapon of war has been practiced by both militias and government forces and is so endemic that about 40 women are raped every day, some as old as 80 years of age and others as young as ten years.

• Congo-Kinshasa: Forgotten Rape Capital of the World (analysis)

  Institute for Security Studies, 7 March 2012

  The effects of civil strife on the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the attendant sexual violations cannot be gainsaid. read more �

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• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy On Sexual Violence in Conflict Welcomes Sanctioning of Militia Leader

  UN News Service, 1 December 2011

  The United Nations official leading efforts to combat sexual violence in conflict today welcomed the decision by a Security Council committee to place a militia leader in the ... read more �

• Congo-Kinshasa: No End to Mass Rapes

  Inter Press Service, 17 October 2011

  Angeline Mwarusena, 61, sits on a small wooden bench in front of her hut, head bent, shoulders slumped. Her voice is barely audible. read more �

• Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Soldiers Gang-Raped Women On Central African Ferry

  Bemba Trial Website, 28 October 2011

  Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops gang-raped women on the ferry that transported them to the Central African Republic (CAR), according to testimony heard ... read more �