Rwanda -backed M33 rebels captured an important part of the Congo Democratic Republic last week. After this, there was a lot of violence in the chaos. Especially women were targeted. A jail was attacked and set on fire. The female prisoners were raped and then burnt alive. UN has also reported this.
Last week, Rwanda -backed rebels captured rich parts and regional capital Goma from the Congo mineral. Many violent incidents and sexual violence have come to light during the chaos after rebel groups entered the Congo city.
Human rights violated openly
This incident has greatly increased human rights violations there. The incident of raping and then burning alive with hundreds of women prisoners in Munjenje Jail in Goma, Congo has come to light. According to the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR), in human rights violations due to conflict, bombing on quick death sentence, displacement camps , And there are reports of gang rape and other sexual violence.
Smokes were seen rising from jail
In the photographs taken soon after the M23 rebels infiltrated Goma, black smoke was seen rising from jail on the morning of 27 January. In Goma, millions of people have been killed and displaced in the wars of 1996–1997 and 1998-2003.
Women burnt alive after rape
A report by The Guardian quoted a senior UN official as saying that hundreds of female prisoners were attacked in their wing during a collective jail-break in Munjenje Jail of Goma. According to Vivian Van de Pere, Deputy Chief of Goma -based United Nations Shanti Sena, several thousand men managed to escape from jail, but the area built for women was set on fire.