Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - 'Widespread and Systematic' Violence Linked to Clashes Over Gold

13 August 2021

Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks against women and girls, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday.

The alert was prompted by what UNHCR has called "widespread and systematic" abuse in Tanganyika province, where thousands of people have been internally displaced this year, often many times.

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