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'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak

First Written by Orla Guerin - BBC News, Goma

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Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start.

"He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me."

Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her rapist at a prison in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the early hours of 27 January.

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