Congo Rapes

Wealth of a Nation

Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 12.03.2011

Elizabeth Blackney

Ethically sourced, responsibly produced and market ready energy and commodities will strengthen us as a people and ultimately, our rival China, will be made better as well.

WATCH: Male Rape Victims -- The 'Double Taboo' Of Global Sexual Violence

Posted 09.28.2011

The increasingly brutal raping of Congo women has been dominating the global headlines for some time, but now, Al-Jazeera is shedding light onto an ev...

U.N. Confirms At Least 121 Women Raped In Congo Last Month

Posted 08.31.2011

. GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators have confirmed that at least 121 women were raped by Congolese troops who attacked and looted ...

Colonel Sentenced To 20 Years After Congo Mass Rape Trial

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 05.25.2011

BARAKA, Congo — One by one, the rape survivors relived their attacks for a panel of judges: A newly married bride flung her torn, bloodied cloth...

Congo Government Continuing Rapes: United Nations

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS — Congolese government troops are raping, killing and looting civilians in the same area of eastern Congo where militias carried ...

More Than 500 'Systematic Rapes' Reported In Congo

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo sin...

U.N. E-Mail Shows Early Warning Of Congo Rapes

nytimes.com | JOSH KRON and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- United Nations officials had been warned about rape ocurring in a remote Congolese area much earlier than of...