A horrific atrocity has unfolded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during a prison break in Goma.
The incident occurred when a Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, seized the city, leading to a mass jailbreak at Munzenze prison.
According to Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN peacekeeping force, the women's wing of the prison was set on fire, resulting in the deaths of all the female inmates.
The exact number of victims is still unknown, but it is estimated to be in the hundreds.
The M23 rebels have denied responsibility for the atrocity, but the UN has warned that sexual violence is being used as
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