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Democratic Republic of Congo: hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire
Hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during the chaos after a Rwandan-backed rebel group entered the Congolese city of Goma. Women were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak, according to a senior UN official.
Source: the guardian (05/02/2025)