Symbol of Unhealed Congo - Male Rape Victims

New York Times by Jeffrey Gettleman | Aug. 5, 2009 (News Report)

For years, the thickly forested hills and clear, deep lakes of eastern Congo have been a reservoir of atrocities. Now, it seems, there is another growing problem: men raping men.

According to Oxfam, Human Rights Watch, United Nations officials and several Congolese aid organizations, the number of men who have been raped has risen sharply in recent months, a consequence of joint Congo-Rwanda military operations against rebels that have uncapped an ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: Genocide, Human Rights
Member Tags: congo (formerly zaire), sex crimes, defense and military forces, genocide war crimes
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 5, 2009 - 6:39 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 6, 2009 - 9:30 PM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 6, 2009

The atrocities in the Congo do not get much media attention. This story aspect of male rape at least presents some of the madness.

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