Congo-Kinshasa: People in Eastern DR Congo Forced to Fund the War That Destroys Their Lives

Communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being preyed on mercilessly by rebel groups and local militias, as well as their own government's troops and officials, in a vicious cycle of exploitation and abuse according to a new report by international agency Oxfam.

According to Oxfam, Congolese civilians are not only suffering violent abuse on a massive scale - including rape, kidnap and murder - but are also being subjected to an unprecedented level of financial exploitation, as belligerents loot and extort illegal taxes in their battle for control.

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