Sexual Violence in Eastern Congo

Willermine Mulihano said she was raped twice — first by Hutu militiamen two years ago and then in July by soldiers loyal to Laurent Nkunda, a Congolese Tutsi. Two soldiers held her legs apart, while three others took turns violating her. “When I think about what happened,” she said, “I feel anxious and brokenhearted.” She is also lonely. Her husband divorced her after the first rape, saying she was diseased.

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