Dozens raped as migrant workers deported from Angola to DR Congo | Migration News

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Congolese civilians, Angolan forces responsible for abuse of women and children, doctor says, as thousands of undocumented workers expelled.

Women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations say.

Angola has deported thousands of workers in recent months, according to UN figures, echoing previous purges over the past 12 years, during which abuses also occurred, according to human rights groups and the UN.

The size of the latest expulsion is…



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