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Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are carrying out horrific sexual attacks against women and girls, the UN Refugee Agency warned on Friday.
The UNHCR spokesperson explained that in just the past two weeks, humanitarian partners in the Kongolo and Mbulula health zones, had recorded 243 incidents of rape, 48 of which involved minors, in 12 different villages. Since May, more than 23,000 people have been displaced in northern Tanganyika’s Kongolo Territory alone, according to local authorities. And most have fled insecurity multiple times in the past three months.
“Forcibly displaced persons have accused armed groups of carrying out mass rape as women attempt to flee their homes,” she said, adding that “ransoms have been demanded from families in exchange for their freedom.”
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