The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced multiple types of attacks on these people. The two main types of attacks include rape against the women of the DRC from a rebel group and massacres in the DRC as well.
The leader of the rebel group called Mai Mai Chekel, Lt. Col Mayele, was captured because of raping women in the DRC. The article,"DR Congo Leader Arrested over Mass Rapes" discusses that many women of the DRC have been raped. This relates to Leopold because many of the missionaries in the Congo would rape women as well. A question that I have is what are the efforts of people outside of the DRC doing to help stop rape against women? I also think that it is important to ask what has the UN done to expose of the rebel groups in the DRC?
The second kind of attacks on the DRC are the massacres that are occurring there. In the article, "UN Report on Congo Massacres Draws Anger, " discusses that the Rwandan and Ugandan people were committing this type of crime in the DRC. The article also discusses how it is up to the DRC people and UN officials to punish the people who are responsible for the killings of the Congo people. This relates to Leopold because missionaries would brutally kill many Congo people. A question that I am asking is how is the DRC government and UN officials going about accusing people of these crimes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11480809
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/world/africa/02congo.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=democratic%20republic%20of%20congo&st=cse
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