DR Congo: Gangs Kidnap, Rape in National Park
Armed Criminals Abducted at Least 170 People, Many Women, Since 2017
![Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo between April 2017 and March 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/07/202007africa_drc_kidnap1_0.jpg?h=dbc6444b&itok=hiU8IyuU)
Armed Criminals Abducted at Least 170 People, Many Women, Since 2017
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