Democratic Republic of Congo: Raped for Supporting the Opposition

Index Number: AFR 62/017/2007
Date Published: 1 November 2007
Categories: Africa, Democratic Republic Of Congo

Coquette Nsinga, a 25-year-old student, was arrested, beaten, held incommunicado and raped. All because of her membership of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC), an opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).