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"It's very difficult to look my mother in the eye after what happened, but also very difficult for our mother to talk to us about it."
Child sex abuse triples as people flee DRC: charity
Save the Children said Monday it had witnessed a “horrifying” spike in the number of children being sexually assaulted in DR Congo, recording more than triple the number compared to a year ago. “Armed men entered our house and raped me, my sister and my mother,” a 16-year-old Congolese girl told the charity. She spoke to Save the Children in neighbouring Burundi where she fled with her family and is now living in a refugee camp. “It is very hard…
Save the Children Warns of Growing Sexual Violence in DR Congo
International non-governmental organisation, Save the Children, has reported a dramatic surge in child sexual abuse cases among Congolese refugees fleeing renewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, describing the situation as “horrifying.” The charity said it has documented more than three times as many cases as it did a year ago. One 16-year-old girl, now living in a refugee camp in neighbouring Burundi, told the charity, “Ar…
The number of children sexually abused in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has tripled over the past year, the NGO Save the Children warned in a statement on Monday. The NGO presents several testimonies from victims who fled the country.
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