The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has reached endemic proportions, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today.
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Eastern Region - UN
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