Women and Children at Risk in Congo

(16 Jul 10 - RV) A recent survey conducted by international aid agency Oxfam found that women and boys face increasing danger in war-torn eastern Congo.

The survey covered areas affected by the UN-supported government offensive against the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda, and other rebel groups.

The head of Oxfam in Congo, Marcel Stoessel, told us that the survey found that civilians suffer abuses not only by rebel groups, but by government forces...