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UN finds 217 sex abuse claims against blue helmets [UN]
Southern Ledger ^ | 14 January 2008

Posted on 01/14/2009 4:44:37 PM PST by Lorianne

Edited on 01/14/2009 4:53:20 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

A United Nations probe collected 217 allegations of abuse of girls and women by peacekeepers in eastern Congo, from sex with teenagers in the back room of a liquor store to threats of "hacking" victims for cooperating with investigators.

The 2006 investigation found many allegations credible and said evidence suggests "frequent and ongoing" sexual exploitation in the region. But it could only establish proof against one of 75 peacekeepers accused of wrongdoing.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: ratcrime; sexabuse; sexcrimes; unitednations; unsexscandals

1 posted on 01/14/2009 4:44:38 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

oops, forgot url:

http://www.southernledger.com/ap/220180/UN_finds_217_sex_abuse_claims_against_blue_helmets


2 posted on 01/14/2009 4:45:15 PM PST by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Outside of the ‘no parking zone’ on the Ave of the Americas?


3 posted on 01/14/2009 4:46:35 PM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: Lorianne
A United Nations probe collected 217 allegations of abuse of girls and women by peacekeepers in eastern Congo, from sex with teenagers in the back room of a liquor store to threats of "hacking" victims for cooperating with investigators.

These blue helmets will soon be reassigned to Zerobama's national civilian security force.

4 posted on 01/14/2009 4:50:37 PM PST by Navy Patriot (John McCain, the Manchurian Candidate, makes a Marxist President.)
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To: Lorianne

YO, UN GOONS... I don’t think that’s what they mean by “KEEPING THE PEACE”!

Hell, they can’t even figure out a PARKING TICKET..


5 posted on 01/14/2009 4:58:00 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (Orwell's "1984" .. to Conservatives- a WARNING, to Liberals - a TEXTBOOK)
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To: Lorianne

That’s funny. Haven’t heard a peep out of Obama on UN soldiers raping innocent people.

But if US Soldiers raise their voice to terrorists— Obama’s jumps to the terrorists’ defense.

Nice.


6 posted on 01/14/2009 5:03:51 PM PST by exist
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These blue helmets will soon be reassigned to Zerobama's national civilian security force.

Assign them to Gaza UN schools?

7 posted on 01/14/2009 6:10:53 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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