Recent Congo History

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/world/africa/04congo.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&sq=congo&st=cse&scp=2

The issues in this article deal with rape and how the U.N.  failed to keep the peace. It addresses the fact that rape went on just down the road where U.N. men were stationed. Even though, U.N. is attempting peace in the Congo they are not succeeding. There are rebel groups that are committing rape and the Congolese army can not stop it. It is hard to keep track of the rapes because a lot of times women do not come forward and it happens under the soldiers noses. Its hard to understand that there is very little that the army can do to stop these rapes. The article was simply reporting these rapes and why they were not being stopped. It didn't go into how they could be stopped effectively. After so many years, it is still shocking that women are still treated like this. The U.N. says that they are making peace when really they are doing anything but.


http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/01/congo.atrocities.un.report/index.html?iref=storysearch

This article similar to the one above, addresses the crimes against humanity that have gone on throughout the Congo since 1993-2003. The report has come out recently as this article was published on October 1st. It focuses on the women and children who were hurt and focused on getting voices heard. The article addresses that most time voices of the mis-treating are ignored and this report is going to bring everything to the surface. Why did it take this long to create a report and how will the public respond to better the Congo?