UN releases report detailing sexual violence in the DRC

[JURIST] The UN Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNJHRO) [official website] released a report [text, DOC] Wednesday detailing widespread sexual violence committed by government forces and rebel groups between January 2010 and December 2013 in the DRC. According to the report the UNJHRO documented 3,635 cases of sexual violence through its 18 field offices. The UN group warned that the recorded number appears low because they do not account for sexual violence perpetrated by...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/04/un-releases-report-detailing-sexual-violence-in-the-drc.php

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