Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak - BBC Africa
Survivors of a fire st a prison in Goma, Eastern DRC, in which around 132 women and 26 children were burned to death, told the BBC that they want justice but that they do not expect to get it.
The fire is belived to have been started by male inmates who were trying to flee, on the 27 Jan, as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were closing in on Goma following a rapid advance through the region.
Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start.
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