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Article: U.N.: Rwandan Hutu rebels in Congo have raped, murdered and kidnapped thousands over past year
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- May 18, 2005
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EDDY ISANGO, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-18-2005
Dateline: KINSHASA, Congo
Rwandan Hutu rebels operating in eastern Congo have executed, raped, beaten or kidnapped more than 1,500 civilians over the past year, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.
Since June 2004, Hutu rebels from the militia group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, along with a spin-off militia, raped 320 women, executed 175 people, kidnapped 465 people and beat 748 others in eastern Congo's south Kivu province, the report released in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, stated.
Most of the atrocities took place around the town of Walungu, the scene of serious fighting in December between rebels and ...