Tears in the Congo: Victims of Sexual Violence
As the majority of sex offenders are armed men - both rebels and soldiers - out of more than 14,000 rape cases a year, only a very handful of suspects are put in prison in Goma, which holds 700 prisoners with various criminal charges. Omari Konglo, 27, right, and other accused rapists from the Congolese Army (FARDC) stand by the charred wall inside Goma's Central Prison in March 2009 where it was burnt from the riot the year before. The prison did not have the exact number of those who were charged with sexual violence. Some men were imprisoned simply because they were arrested by the Police of Women and Children, others were attending their court appearance for audiences, and others were sentenced for several years.

