Congo’s ’Horrifying’ Rape Toll Rises to More Than 300, UN Says
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At least 303 civilians were raped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks in July and August, a 25 percent increase over an earlier estimate, the United Nations said.
“The total number of victims may well be higher,” the UN Joint Human Rights Office in Congo said in an e-mailed statement from the capital, Kinshasa, today, after publishing a preliminary report on rebel attacks on 13 villages in North Kivu province’s Walikale territory from July 30 to Aug. 2. Ongoing insecurity in the region prevented investigators from completing their work, the statement said.