Hundreds of women were raped and burned after the M23 armed forces, backed by Rwanda, entered the Goma city, the capital of the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This tragedy occurred at the Munzenze prison in the context of thousands of male prisoners escaping from the detention place at the end of January.
According to a senior UN official, female prisoners were attacked in the detention area inside the Munzenze prison in Goma in a mass prison.
The Deputy Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force is based in Goma, Vivian Van de Perre, said, while thousands of male prisoners escaped from prison, a area for female prisoners who were burned. on fire.
The images were taken immediately after Rwanda M22 rebels entered the Goma center showed giant black smoke rising from the prison on the morning of January 27.
Although there is very little details about the incident, this is considered the worst tragedy in the recent conflict led by M23 in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The United Nations's peacekeeping force is currently unable to go to this prison to investigate further because M23 imposed limited measures.
On 4.2, there was information about 2,000 bodies still waiting for burial in Goma after the M23 gunmen occupied Goma from January 27.
"There was a great escape from 4,000 prisoners. There were a few hundred women who were also detained in that prison. All were raped. After that, they burned the house for women, killing all the deaths. " - Deputy Commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force based in Goma Van De Perre said.
This week, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) warns, sexual violence is being used by enemy armed groups in Goma as a war weapon.
Goma City, where more than 1 million people live, is currently under the complete control of the M23 force. The M23 force is also constantly moving south to Bukavu, the capital of Nam Kivu province 190km from Goma.
