Oxfam claims children being raped in Congo

CHILDREN as young as four are being raped by rebels in the Congo, according to a shocking survey by Oxfam Ireland.

Oxfam claims children being raped in Congo

The organisation interviewed nearly 600 civilians in 20 conflict-ridden villages across the province of Kivu.

Oxfam Ireland chief executive Jim Clarken said: “I heard numerous accounts of arbitrary killings, rape, sexual violence, looting and burning of thousands of houses. It was harrowing.”

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