Rape A Weapon Of War In Congo, Activists Say

CNN.com, CNN
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 10:30pm

Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years, human rights activists said Friday.

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