Kidnapped woman forced to cook, eat human flesh in Congo, rights group tells UN

A Congo woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a group of Congo rights told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

Julienne Lusenge, President of the Women’s Rights Group Women’s Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development (Sofepadi), tells the story of the woman while talking to the council of 15 members about Congo in the east that was hit by conflict.

The US Security Council meets for regular direction on Congo, where fierce battles between the government and rebel groups since the end of May have triggered a surge of violence.

Lusenge said the woman was kidnapped by Codeco militants when she went to pay a ransom for abducted family members. The woman told the rights group that she was repeatedly raped and physically harassed. Then he said the militants slit a man’s throat.

“They put out their stomach and they asked me to cook them. They brought me two water containers to prepare the rest of the food. They then feed all the human prisoners,” Lusenge told the security hall, telling the story of the woman.

Lusenge said the woman was released after a few days, but when trying to go home, kidnapped by other militia groups whose members also repeatedly raped her.

“Again, I was asked to cook and eat human flesh,” the woman, who finally fled, told Sofepadi.

Lusenge did not mention the name of the second militant group during his guidance. Codeco cannot be contacted to comment.

Codeco is one of a few armed militias who have long been fighting for land and resources in the rich east of Congo Minerals – conflicts that have killed thousands and replaced millions over the past decade.

Congo soldiers have been locked in fierce battles since the end of May with the M23 Rebel Group, which carried out the most sustainable attack since the 2012-2013 rebellion which seized large plots of regions.

US peacekeepers have been deployed in Congo for more than 20 years. Live TV

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