AUDIO: Mass Rape of South Kivu Villagers by Former DR Congo Rebels

Source: 
BBC
Duration: 
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 20:00
Countries: 
Africa
Central Africa
Congo (Kinshasa)
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Initiative Type: 
Multi-Media

The Democratic Republic of Congo has become infamous as the rape capital of the world.

New reports have emerged that at least 60 women were raped over a couple of days in a group of villages in South Kivu province in the east of the country earlier this month.

The rapes are said to have occurred in an area where former rebels who had been integrated into the army deserted and turned against the local population.

The BBC's Thomas Hubert reports from Kinshasa.

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