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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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.
"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
It's the same issue in Kosovo with UNMIK and Defense Contractors..................
I wonder exactly how they go about establishing that?
The Lebanese may be begging for the Israelis to come back after they have these pervs in their country for a while.
If this were Brit or American troops this would be headline news.
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?
The largest sexual abuse being committed by the U.N. is the raping of American taxpayers.
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