More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Masses of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over the city.
DR Congo prison break horror saw 168 women raped and buildings set on fire to kill children
Horrific scenes saw over 160 women raped and children dead in fires after the prison break at Munzenze near Goma last Monday amid an offensive by M23 rebels backed by Rwanda
Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations.
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.
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.
Mass jailbreak as all female prisoners 'raped and burned alive' says United Nations
Hundreds of female inmates were raped and burned alive as rebels stormed the Congolese city of Goma, United Nations officials said
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.
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