The UN is investigating claims of a mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo; a country one UN official called "the rape capital of the world". The alleged incidents were reported to have happened within miles of an UN base. The suspects are members of rebel militias. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending two high-level officials to Congo to help investigate the allegations.

According to the claims, 150-200 women and baby boys were raped by Rwandan FDLR and Congolese Mai-Mai militants. Even though the war in Congo ended in 2003, allegations of human rights violations are still numerous, including the rape of 8,000 women in 2009.

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CIA - The World Fact Book: Congo