At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo over the past weeks, UNICEF says. It comes as rebels expand their footprint in the area and push government forces out. At such a critical ...

Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after militants raided a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...

Esther Eghobamien, Committee Expert and Country Rapporteur for the Republic of the Congo, praised the country’s extensive constitutional, legal, and public policy reforms.

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

HUNDREDS of women were raped and then burnt alive after Rwandan-backed rebels stormed a female prison in Congo. The atrocity ...

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Horrific scenes saw over 160 women raped and children dead in fires after the prison break at Munzenze near Goma last Monday ...

U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.