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Congolese Rebel Groups Aren’t Just Raping Women

By Queerty Staff August 5, 2009 at 2:50pm

APPARENTLY … Raping men is the new way for armed warlords and their militias to exert control over villages in the Congo. [NYT]

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4 Comments*

hyhybt

With the possible exception of the phrase “villages in the Congo,” this has been going on as long as history itself. In other words, it’s not “new”.

August 6, 2009 at 12:58am
DeAnimator

@hyhybt: @hyhybt: Exactly. Thank you.

August 7, 2009 at 2:37am
jason

This reminds me of Adebisi in that HBO series Oz.

August 7, 2009 at 3:20am
Mykey

This would never be reported on any news channel, however, any man, regardless of orientation who gets raped would hardly report it…

January 16, 2011 at 4:53pm

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