Over 500 rapes in eastern Congo since July: UN
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The United Nations reported that more than 500 systematic rapes have been committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since tardily July — greater quantity than double the number previously reported — and accepted subordinate obligation for not protecting citizens. Atul Khare, the UN aider secretary-general beneficial to peacekeeping, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that at least 267 greater quantity rapes occurred in another surface of the unpolished'session east, in adding to 242 rapes earlier reported in and on every side of Luvungi, a village of about ...
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