Alert Net reports that U.N. investigators have found many more women than previously thought were raped by Congolese soldiers during a New Year's rampage, the United Nations said on Tuesday, and demanded harsh punishment for the perpetrators.
Congo on Friday arrested a senior army commander accused of ordering the rapes in Fizi on New Year's Day. The arrest followed the detention of 10 other soldiers earlier in the week.
Human rights officers from the U.N. peacekeeping mission had originally said more than a dozen women were raped. But investigators have since documented at least 67 victims in South and North Kivu provinces, including a teenager and two pregnant women.
Congo on Friday arrested a senior army commander accused of ordering the rapes in Fizi on New Year's Day. The arrest followed the detention of 10 other soldiers earlier in the week.
Human rights officers from the U.N. peacekeeping mission had originally said more than a dozen women were raped. But investigators have since documented at least 67 victims in South and North Kivu provinces, including a teenager and two pregnant women.
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