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South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Eddy Van Wessel
MSF treated 127 women who were raped after an attack on the town of Kikamba on May 1.
“The attackers looted homes, assaulted men, and raped a large number of women in the early morning hours after the attack. They also took roughly 30 children as prisoners, using them to carry stolen goods before releasing them.”
“Large-scale sexual assaults linked to armed groups are, unfortunately, not exceptional within the DRC context,” said Francisco Otero, MSF head of mission in South Kivu.
