• A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• She was repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a rights group says.
• The UN Security Council is meeting for a regular briefing on Congo.

A Congolese rights organisation informed the United Nations Security Council that a woman had been kidnapped twice by militants; in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, repeatedly raped; and forced to cook and consume human flesh.

The woman’s experience was shared with the 15-member council by Julienne Lusenge; president of the women’s rights organisation Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development; as she discussed the conflict-torn east of the Congo.

The UN Security Council was convening for its routine briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; where escalating violence has been caused by severe combat, between the government and rebel groups since late May.

[embedpost slug=”congo-brazzaville-parliamentary-election-campaign-begins”]

According to Lusenge, the woman was abducted by CODECO terrorists; when she went to pay a ransom for another family member; who had been taken hostage. The woman disclosed to the rights organisation; that she had endured several rapes and physical torture.

After a few days, according to Lusenge, the woman was freed; but while she was attempting to go home, she was abducted by a different militia organisation. The members of which again repeatedly violated her. The woman, who managed to flee; informed SOFEPADI, “Again I was requested to cook and eat human flesh.” During her briefing to the council; Lusenge omitted naming the second militant organisation.

[embedpost slug=”adf-rebels-kill-14-civilians-in-eastern-dr-congo”]