Human Rights Watch : More than 5 million women , girls raped in Christiane since May . Condition of women more dire as the army fights armed groups in the country . 200,000 die in Goma from disease , hunger resulting from fighting . Part of the problem stems from the tactic applied by the Congolese government to quell previous armed rebellions against Kinshasa by incorporating insurgents into the ranks of the national army , leading to a military that paid scant attention to human rights , and the rights of women in particular . `` What needs to be done is to have a state in Congo that can control its territory and that has the confidence of the people , '' Guehenno said . Congo has taken some measures to try to curb the sexual violence .
Human Rights Watch : More than 5 million women , girls raped in Christiane since May . Condition of women more dire as the army fights armed groups in the country . 200,000 die in Goma from disease , hunger resulting from fighting . Congo has taken some measures to try to curb the sexual violence .