Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 BBC, Wednesday, Nov 5, 2003 " Rape legacy of DR Congo conflict The massive scale of rape in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being uncovered, aid agencies say. " We have never come across as many victims of rape in a conflict situation, " said a spokeswoman for the World Food Programme (WFP). Christiane Berthiaume said that thousands of women were going to health centres to receive treatment. After four years of war, the situation in DR Congo is improving, allowing aid workers further into rebel-held areas. According to WFP, doctors in the eastern city of Bukavu, near the border with Rwanda, are treating 150 new cases a month and the numbers are growing. For each victim who sought treatment, often for severe internal wounds, aid workers estimated that there were 30 more women or young girls who had been raped, Ms Berthiaume said. " There are women, girls, as young as five and as old as 80, who have been systematically raped several times, tortured and injured by firearms. " CONGO ---------- " Many killed in bloodshed in Nepal The army has been on high alert since the rebel ceasefire collapsed Ten soldiers and 22 Maoist rebels have died in a weekend of violence in Nepal, the authorities say. The soldiers died when the jeep they were in was hit by a bomb in the south of the country. Nepal's army has been on the offensive since August when the rebels abandoned talks aimed at resolving a conflict in which thousands have died. The Maoists began fighting to replace Nepal's monarchy with a communist republic in 1996. " Kathmandu, NEPAL --------- " Saudis 'foiled attack on Muslims' Suspected militants killed in the holy city of Mecca planned to attack pilgrims, a Saudi minister has said. " They wanted to make the entire country a place for terror... even the holiest place on earth, " Prince Nayef told a Saudi newspaper. Saudi police killed two suspects on Monday and captured another six. The country has clamped down on alleged militants since a series of suicide bombings killed 35 people in the capital Riyadh in May. " Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA " You cannot force on the organization of God anything. He is on His own, His organization is on His own. Only thing you can do is to enter into His Kingdom and become a part and parcel of that blissful domain. You would never like to change it either. It is so wonderful. It is so protective, it's so loving, is so gentle, so kind, so compassionate, that you would hate to change that organization, but we do! We try to organize God. For people who think that is the ultimate you have to seek, it's all arranged to enter into the Kingdom of God. The time has come. This is the Day of Resurrection. These are the days of Resurrection. " Shri Pasahantri Devi Hampstead, UK -- July 22, 1982 (Pasahantri [811th]: One who destroys Pasas or bonds and gives liberation or Moksa.) http://www.adishakti.org/declaration/last_judgment_resurrection_and_k ingdom_of_god.thm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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