Charitable rape: Peacekeepers’ dirty little secrets

Last summer I travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help establish the first free legal advice centre in Kinshasa. I arrived with grand aspirations and bags of enthusiasm. But it was short lived. It was not long before I discovered the vast sexual exploitation of young Congolese women at the hands of peace keeping troops, aid workers, non-governmental organisation employees and others acting on behalf of the international community.

By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 4:15 am