Doctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Doctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Doctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by far the highest level it has seen there and most of it in the east where armed groups vie for power, the aid group said Monday.

MSF reports unprecedented number of sexual violence cases in DR Congo

MSF reports unprecedented number of sexual violence cases in DR Congo The vast majority of victims were treated in displacement camps in Goma, where tens of thousands of people have fled in recent years due to escalated fighting between various warring groups. Leila Rafei September 30 2024, 9:00am The report outlines that in 2023, MSF teams in DRC helped treat 25,166 victims and survivors of sexual violence across the country, averaging more…

MSF Alarmed by Record-Breaking Sexual Violence in DR Congo

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported treating an “unprecedented” number of sexual violence victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2023. Last year, the organization assisted over 25,000 victims, averaging more than two cases every hour, the highest number ever recorded by MSF in the country. The victims were treated across five eastern provinces, particularly around displacement camps near Goma, North Kivu, where ongoing clashes between…