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UN says new sex abuse allegations in DR Congo
 [Iran Press TV] The United Nations...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... has acknowledged the receipt of new complaints of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. Maman Sidikou, the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), told news hounds in the capital, Kinshasa, on Saturday that the mission had received seven new allegations of sexual abuse by its soldiers. Five involve Tanzanian soldiers who arrived last September, one involves the South African contingent and the seventh case involves forces from Malawi, Sidikou said. Earlier this month, the UN had announced it was investigating accusations regarding Tanzanian peacekeepers based in northeastern Congo sexually abusing and exploiting five women and six girls, leaving them all pregnant. "All of these cases are presumed cases of either pregnancy or of paternity ... and eight of the victims are minors," Sidikou said. Posted by: Fred 2016-04-17 |
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