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New allegations of sexual abuse by UN troops in DR Congo
AFP - Yahoo ^ | Thu Aug 17, 12:13 PM ET | AFP

Posted on 08/18/2006 4:16:36 AM PDT by dnmore

The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) is investigating new allegations implicating UN peacekeepers in the "sexual exploitation of minors," it has said.

"MONUC has received allegations about the existence of a major prostitution ring involving minors, close to a large concentration of Congolese soldiers and Blue Helmets (UN forces) in South Kivu, (in the) northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo," the UN mission said in a statement Thursday.

The statement did not mention the nationalities of the peacekeepers implicated, but the spokeswoman, Sylvie van den Wildenberg, said the region had UN troops from India, Pakistan, South Africa and Uruguay.

She stressed that: "Most of the UN troops in South Kivu were ... members of a Pakistani contingent whose ethics have rarely been questioned ... (and) Indian troops who have never been targeted with allegations of this kind."

MONUC's reputation was sullied two years ago by revelations that peacekeepers were involved in the sexual abuse of 13-year-old girls.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: congo; un; uncorruption; unfailures; unitednations; unlist; unscandal; unscandals
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1 posted on 08/18/2006 4:16:36 AM PDT by dnmore
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MONUC's reputation was sullied two years ago by revelations that peacekeepers were involved in the sexual abuse of 13-year-old girls.

sullied? sullied. Sullied. SULLIED?!? This has the making of a top-notch day in FReepland.


2 posted on 08/18/2006 4:20:17 AM PDT by Harrius Magnus (Repeal the Seventeenth Amendment!)
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"sullied? sullied. Sullied. SULLIED?!? This has the making of a top-notch day in FReepland."

Yeah its really all a misunderstanding. They are nice guys. We know that cause they are muslims.

/sarc


3 posted on 08/18/2006 4:27:21 AM PDT by driftdiver
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It's the same issue in Kosovo with UNMIK and Defense Contractors..................


4 posted on 08/18/2006 4:45:36 AM PDT by tgambill (I would like to comment.....)
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Many of the alleged acts were committed with "a feeling of impunity," the report noted.

I wonder exactly how they go about establishing that?

5 posted on 08/18/2006 4:46:45 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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The Lebanese may be begging for the Israelis to come back after they have these pervs in their country for a while.


6 posted on 08/18/2006 4:47:05 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (The Left hates America)
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If this were Brit or American troops this would be headline news.


7 posted on 08/18/2006 4:55:37 AM PDT by vimto (Blighty Awaken!)
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The UN has, time and again, demonstrated their corruption and incompetence. Yet there are no consequences or world opinion expressed such outrageous behavior! The UN is made up of mostly of leftists, socialists, marxists, and communists. It has been well documented that these kind of people lie, cheat, steal, and kill to implement their version of the world. Why should we be surprised to see them again taking advantage of their power to ravage and rape?


8 posted on 08/18/2006 5:20:52 AM PDT by olezip
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The largest sexual abuse being committed by the U.N. is the raping of American taxpayers.


9 posted on 08/18/2006 6:57:49 AM PDT by R.W.Ratikal
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