Current Events in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11480809
This article shows that a huge problem in the Congo today is rape. It is even used as a warfare technique to break-down people psychologically. This relates to the Congo under Leopold because they are also leading their people with fear because they think they will be able to control them more. What I would want to know is the rape statistics in the United States because I would like to know if more rapes occur in the Congo or the U.S. The UN stepping in to arrest the militia leader in kind of like Morel standing up to Leopold. This is different from the previous view because there is no murder, at least the didn't mention it in the article, because of these rapes.

2. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/01/congo.atrocities.un.report/index.html?iref=allsearch
This article releases a report like the one Casement did when he went to the Congo and blames all of these horrible things on the Belgium government or, more specifically, Leopold. This is similar to what happened during Leopold's control because it doesn't blame the Congo leaders, but the soldiers from Rwanda for all of the murders and rapes. The Rwandan soldiers are like the Force Publique of current times. This is also similar to George Washington Williams' book, Open Letter, where he openly criticizes Leopold way of ruling in the Congo which is what the UN is doing here with the foreign soldiers that are occupying the DRC.