Article 6V2EJ Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire

Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire

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Joost Bastmeijer, Saskia Houttuin and Mark Townsen
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Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city

Hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during the chaos after a Rwandan-backed rebel group entered the Congolese city of Goma last week.

The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma's Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak, according to a senior UN official.

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