The United Nations has urged the DR Congo government to prosecute soldiers for dozens of sexual assaults committed against women last year in the country’s east.

CEOAFRICA gathered according to the report that DR Congo government signed an accord with the United Nation in April to step up the fight against sexual abuse.

Martin Kobler, the MONUSCO chief revealed that joint investigation by the DR Congo with the UN human rights recorded 135 cases of sexual violence committed by the regular army in and around the city of Minova in November 2012.

According to Human Rights Watch, soldiers went on a 10-day raping and looting rampage in the area while they were fleeing an offensive by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) on the main city of Goma, further north.

MONUSCO statement further purported that none of the presumed perpetrators of the human rights violation has been brought to justice despite the Congolese authorities’ commitment to prosecute the perpetrators.

However, the feeble DR Congo army is said to have been much criticised for its brutality against civilians and corruption.