(UN News) – United Nations officials today called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to step up the fight against impunity for rape and sexual violence, which remain widespread and largely unpunished despite some progress in holding perpetrators accountable. [..] Speaking at a news conference in New York, Ms. Pillay noted that the vast majority of the cases documented in the report were women, but there were also around 906 children and 81 male victims. Nearly half of the 3,600 victims were in the strife-torn eastern province of North Kivu. The youngest victim was only two years old and the oldest was 80 years old.
Citing new report, UN urges DR Congo to end impunity for ‘widespread’ sexual violence
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