Rape ‘routine’ in DR Congo prisons
Rape 'routine' in DR Congo prisons By BBC 2 June 2014 Security officials "routinely" rape women in prisons in DR Congo as punishment for their political activities, a UK-based charity says. Freedom From Torture said medical reports of 34 women showed many of them had been brutally gang-raped. The women - who included traders and professionals aged between 18 and 62 - are seeking asylum in the UK. Democratic Republic of Congo government
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