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Soldiers jailed for mass rape as Congo finally acts on abuse

Categories: Articles:Peacemaking, Articles:Social Justice | Published: 22/02/2011 | Views: 1882
In a landmark case human rights activists hope will reduce a culture of impunity for sex crimes in the beleaguered central African country, a military court has convicted a lieutenant colonel in the Congolese army to 20 years' imprisonment for mass rapes committed on New Year's Day. Simon Akam, Independent, Tuesday, 22 February 2011

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