In an article written by Al Jazeera news, it talks about the recent action taken by the UN, to stop rapist in the Congo. The UN Security Council is slamming the DRC, calling for tougher action to bring those responsible to justice. According to the article, The Mai-Mai militia and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have been accused of the attacks, which occurred when armed groups took over whole villages and raped women in front of their families. The UN believes that the DRC government took little to none action to prevent these rapist. Since this accusation, DRC have taken quicker and tougher action. One example of quicker action is that they have beefed up security in villages. With accusations of the DRC not taking enough action they responded by saying, "Mende insisted that government forces had done everything they could to tackle the rapists. DRC troops "were put into offensive contact with these groups of rapists, we besieged them", he told the AFP news agency. "Why is it the government that is criticized? We should be encouraged to continue the clampdown we are engaged in against these people," he added". Though they both blame each other, they are both at fault for not taking quicker action. The article hopes that they government in the Congo will beef up security in villages.
Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/09/201091718254460633.html
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