The fat children raped by armed men in the eastern DC, says UNICEF | Human rights news
The UN agency says that children of 12 are also reported or forced to join the fighting groups.
Many children caught in a conflict in the East Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) They were undergoing sexual violence, including rape of armed men, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.
The targeting of children has increased to unprecedented levels in recent weeks, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned on Thursday, making an emergency complaint that the violence stopped as the rebels supported by the M23 expand their mark, clashes with congregation forces and their Allied militia.
“In the North and South Kiva provinces, we receive terrible reports of severe violations of children by parties in conflict, including rape and other forms of sexual violence at the levels that have surpassed everything we have seen in recent years,” Russell said in a statement.
Sharing the stories of some survivors, she said, “One mother recounted to our staff that her six daughters, the youngest only 12 years old, were systematically raped by armed men while looking for food.”
UNICEF’s accusation followed because a conflict in a mineral-rich region shows no signs of giving up, as M23which captured the capital of the northern Kivu last month, pushes itself south. Thousands were killed and tens of thousands of more displaced, the UN said.
The agency partners in the region reported that the number of rape cases treated in 42 health care institutions jumped five times in one week from January 27 to February 2, Russell said.
“Of those who were treated, 30 percent were children. The real figures are probably much higher because so many survivors are reluctant to appear.”
Russell added that “she is deeply upset by intensifying violence”, especially the effects on children and families.
‘All parties’ committed violence
Lianne Gutcher, UNICEF COMMITTEE COMMISSION at DRC, said the Associated Press news agency that out of a total of 572 rape cases, 170 were children.
“It is suspected that all sides have committed sexual violence in the conflict,” Gutcher said.
Partnership agencies are now running out of medicines used to reduce the risk of HIV infection after sexual attacks, Russell said.
As the struggle reinforces, hundreds of children are separated from their White familiesExpressing them with increased risks of violence, she added.
In the last two weeks, more than 1,100 children unaccompanied have been identified in two Kiv provinces, UNICEF states.
As the rebel offensive is expanding, the employment of young people by all groups is likely to be accelerated, and reports on children in the amount of 12 years are reported or forced to join the fight.
“Conflict parties must stop immediately and prevent violation of the right to serious rights against children,” Russell said.
M23, which UN experts say he supported Rwanda, has quickly seized the territory of the territory in recent months Eastern Drc After taking his weapon at the end of 2022, in a country that has been tormented by numerous conflicts for decades.
M23 claims that he is fighting for the interests of the ethnic Tuts and continued his military campaign at DrC despite the calls of regional leaders to end the fight.
