At least 160 women were raped in the eastern Congo in an eruption of the prison. In the course of the fighting, thousands of prisoners escaped on January 27. Rebels had taken the provincial capital Goma.
“More than 160 women in the municipal prison were raped and an unknown number was burned when their prison wing was set on fire,” said the responsible criminal officer Robert Kayembe. This was also confirmed by the vice-chef of the UN Peace Mission Monusco, Viviann van de Perre. 4,000 prisoners have fled. So far it is unclear whether the rapists have been male prisoners, rebels or members of other local militias.
Until now, the rebels have denied the police to the burnt building. The conflict in the provinces of North and South Kivu has been going on for years. Time and again there are reports of rape, group rejection and sexual slavery that must be committed by all parties to the conflict.
Hundreds of deaths in conquering gomas
As reported, rebels had taken the metropolis of Goma at the end of January. A few hundred people died. The fighting has forced many NGOs to temporarily stop their auxiliary measures and to bring employees to safety. Tens of thousands of people have fled.
“If the fighting continues, even though it chattered -the fires now announced or moving to the south to Bukavu, a whole new city can be threatened, which could lead to mass evacuations and the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of people. Unfortunately, the humanitarian community may not be able to cover such a high need, “said David Munkley, world vision operations for the Ostkongo region.
There are always shootings in the edge of Gomas. The number of cholera cases is also increasing. Access to water was interrupted for days, corpses lie on the street.
Source: Krone
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