<html><head><title>Prevalence of Rape in E. Congo Described as Worst in World - washingtonpost.com</title><style>a { color:#0C4790; }a:link { color:#0C4790; }a:visited { color:#0C4790; }a:active { color:#CC0000; }a:hover { color:#CC0000; }#header { padding-bottom:5px;border-bottom:1px solid #CCC;margin-bottom:5px; }#footer { font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt; }#footer #fine-print { padding-top:10px;color:#000;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold; }#sender { color:#000;padding-bottom:10px;font-size:12pt; }#message { padding-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt; }#message b { font-family:arial,sans-serif; }h1#headline { margin:0;padding:0;font-size:20px;font-family:arial,sans-serif; }#byline em { font-style:italic; }#blurb { }.dotted-spacer { padding-bottom:5px;border-bottom:1px dotted #CCC;margin-bottom:10px; }#most-emailed { padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt; }#most-emailed-list { padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:8px; }.red { color:#C00; }</style></head><body><div style="width:520px;"><div id="header"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com?referrer=emailarticle"><img src="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/emailafriend/wpLogo_170x27.gif" border="0" width="170" height="27"/></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/emailafriend?contentId=AR2007090801194&sent=no&referrer=emailarticle"><img src="http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/emailafriend/emailLogo_75x27.gif" border="0" width="75" height="27"/></a></div><div style="padding-left:10px;"><div id="sender"><b>This page was sent to you by:</b> kj10680@yahoo.co.uk</div><h1 id="headline"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090801194.html?referrer=emailarticle">Prevalence of Rape in E. Congo Described as Worst in World</a><br/></h1><div id="byline"><em>By Stephanie McCrummen</em></div><div id="blurb">NAIROBI, Sept. 8 -- The prevalence and intensity of sexual violence against women in eastern Congo are "almost unimaginable," the top U.N. humanitarian official said Saturday after visiting the country's most fragile region, where militia groups have preyed on the civilian population for years.</div></div><div class="dotted-spacer"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center"><tr><td><img src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/img/ad_label_leftjust.gif" border="0" width="100" height="13"/></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.email/emailafriend;ad=bb;kw=emailafriend;ord=1196406236231?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.email/emailafriend;ad=bb;kw=emailafriend;ord=1196406236231?" border="0"></a></td></tr></table><br/><div class="dotted-spacer"></div><div id="footer">Do you love D.C.? Get the insider's guide to where to stay, what to do and where to eat. Go to <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/cityguide/index.html?referrer=emailarticle">www.washingtonpost.com/cityguide</a> for your guide to D.C. now.<div id="fine-print">© 2007 The Washington Post Company | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/interact/longterm/talk/members.htm?referrer=emailarticle">Privacy Policy</a></div></div></div></body></html>