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More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
Over 150 female inmates raped and burned to death in horrifying jailbreak in Congo: UN report
Over 150 women were raped and killed during a mass jailbreak in Congo's Goma, as inmates set fire to the prison. The incident occurred during clashes
Hundreds of Women Raped, Burned to Death After Prison in Congo Set on Fire: UN Official
The Rwanda-backed group known as M23 is believed to have been responsible for the incident following its takeover of the city of Goma
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,
United Nations says hundreds of women were raped in DR Congo
The people of Goma in North Kivu are still trying to come to terms with the fallout of the conflict in DR Congo so far. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Goma, Emmet Livingston has more.
Women Inmates Assaulted & Killed During Prison Break In Congo, Says UN
Hundreds of female prisoners were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma. On January 27, hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison, after the M23 rebel group began to take over the city.
Congo Mass Murder: Hundreds of Women Raped and Burnt Alive in Goma's Munzenze Prison Amid Political Crisis
Goma: Congo has been witnessing a massive political crisis with Rwanda-backed rebels capturing the city of Goma and another town near the provincial capital of Bukavu. Amid the ongoing violence, it ha
Congo to seek UN investigation into 'mass violations' in Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo will present a motion to the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an investigation ...
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UN to vote on probe as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize Goma in deadly Congo offensive
DR Congo requested the urgent meeting of the UN's top rights body to discuss escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group ...
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DR Congo's Goma in crisis: UN official
UNITED NATIONS — A UN official in occupied Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, said on Wednesday that the city is in a state ...
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Congo
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in the eastern Congo city of Goma after it ...
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At least 2,900 dead in M23 capture of east DRC's Goma: UN
Clashes last week in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, which saw the M23 armed group and Rwandan forces seize control, have ...
UN calls for peace as conflict in the DRC continues to escalate
General has called for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The three-decade long conflict has escalated, after the M23 ...
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...