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DRC: more than 260 women sexually assaulted during prison break

More than 260 incarcerated women were sexually assaulted during an attempted mass escape from Democratic Republic of Congo's Makala Central Prison this month, an internal U.N. report reviewed by Reuters showed.

Source: Reuters (12/09/2024)