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More than 8,000 women raped last year by combatants in eastern DR Congo - UN

Sunday, 07 February 2010
The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today. Read Full Article

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