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Why this country is seeing a 'staggering' increase in the number of rapes

An aerial photograph from 2023 of the Rusayo camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of Congolese have found refuge around Goma after fleeing fighting further north. Two new reports document a

A pair of new reports from Physicians for Human Rights document a "massive influx" and an "explosion" of rape cases in the eastern DRC. After three decades of war, the question is what's behind this and what can be done. The situation is even more urgent given a serious outbreak of mpox in the same region which is sexually transmitted. Reporter: Gabrielle Emanuel. Editor: Rebecca Davis. Digital: Marc Silver. Digital publishing Tuesday morning when embargo lifts at 9a.m.. Radio piece for ATC HFR spot filed.

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