New sex misconduct claims hit UN

[theearthisround]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4106515.stm

An official UN investigation is under way into the incident, which allegedly took place last weekend in Muyinga in the country's north-east.

The latest allegations come on top of a probe into charges of rape, paedophilia and prostitution involving UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that, according to a draft UN report, investigators looking into the allegations in the DR Congo were being obstructed by peacekeepers.

UN officials say they are investigating some 150 allegations in total and that there is photographic and video evidence for some of them.

[VegasWolf]

1. Well, there go the mercenaries in Iraq to the Congo! n/t

[Igel]

2. The news is that the UN is finally officially reporting it. n/t

[Demeter]

3. The UN Solidiers Got to Have Some Kind of Death Wish

Africa is no place to have sex with strangers--even if they're 12 year old girls. There are reports of babies being raped, in the belief that sex with a virgin cures AIDS.

[joefree1]

4. Promoting neo-con war on the UN

Why the cherry picking in this article? You'll left the following out:

"The UN has suspended two peacekeepers serving in Burundi following allegations of sexual misconduct."

And

"There are currently more than 5,000 UN peacekeepers in Burundi."

5,000? Compare this to the Record of American troops in Seoul, Manila and Bangkok. This is all a thinly disguised campaign by the right to discredit the UN and promote Christian fundamentalism.