Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations.
Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death in Congo Jailbreak
According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.
More than 100 women raped and burned alive during Goma jailbreak
MORE than 100 women were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak in the wartorn city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations reported today. The attack took place as hundreds of prisoners broke out from the Munzenze prison on Monday as soldiers from the Rwandan-backed M23 militia began taking over the city.
United Nations says hundreds of women were raped in DR Congo
The people of Goma in North Kivu are still trying to come to terms with the fallout of the conflict in DR Congo so far. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Goma, Emmet Livingston has more.
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,
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More than 100 female inmates of an African prison were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak, the United Nations said.
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