Sexual Violence on The Rise in Eastern DRC, December 2012

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Credit: Kate Holt/IRIN

Sexual violence, which has been used by armed parties on all sides of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is on the rise after recent fighting in the east. A woman recovers from rape in a hospital in Goma, days after the citys capture by M23 rebels.
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Survivors of sexual assault who have babies resulting from the violence stay in a shelter.
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A woman injured in recent fighting between M23 and Congolese government forces at the Heal Africa Hospital in Goma.
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Displaced families at Don Bosco Orphanage in Goma, two days after M23 rebels claimed control.
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A woman and her baby take shelter at the Don Bosco Orphanage. They arrived from the town of Sake.
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An M23 rebel soldier patrols the town of Sake, which was seized days before. The town was deserted after its capture, but people are slowly returning.
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Displaced families in Mugunga camp. The city has also recently fallen to M23.
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A woman and her family flee fighting outside Sake.

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