Doctors Without Borders Reports Record Sexual Violence in Congo

Over 25,000 victims treated in 2023, with the majority of assaults occurring in eastern displacement camps.

Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in Congo last year, the highest number ever recorded in the country.
Most assaults took place in displacement camps near Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, where armed groups are vying for power.
Two-thirds of the victims reported being assaulted at gunpoint, according to testimonies collected by the aid group.
The violence in eastern Congo has displaced approximately 6 million people and involves over 120 armed groups fighting for control over land and resources.
Humanitarian response and living conditions in displacement camps are inadequate, contributing to the high levels of sexual violence, according to Doctors Without Borders.