Taylor Toeka
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Many are held as sex-slaves and if they escape are rejected by their families.
Government crackdown appears to have done little to curb unlawful trade funding armed groups.
There have been some prosecutions, but many crimes go unpunished.
FDLR launch wave of violence in what appears to be revenge for bid to turf them out of Congo.
Soldiers implicated in abuses have been sent back to India, but locals say prostitution remains rife at peacekeeping base.
Tenuous ceasefire appears to be crumbling as militias clash with army in eastern Congo, amid reports of new child soldier recruitment drive.
As fighting in east of country continues to rage, observers question recent decision to offer rebels an amnesty.
Human rights groups warn controversial move could lead to a culture of impunity.
Congolese officers receive human rights training aimed at curbing army abuses.
Laurent Nkunda says the government must honour its pledge to grant North Kivu militias immunity from prosecution for acts of rebellion.