Guess Where the Rape Capital of the World Is

...Africa.

But now, according to the New York Times, men raping men is increasing. Because of the shame it brings, many men don't come forward unless they have severe health issues as a result. Sometimes they don't even speak up then. The article says it's a consequence of joint Congo-Rwanda military operations against rebels, but the "military" men are breaking into civilian houses solely to beat and rape whoever is there. One theory is that sexual violence against men is another way to try to beat the Congolese into submission. These are a couple of excerpts from the story:

"The male rape cases span several hundred miles and possibly include hundreds of victims. The American Bar Association, which runs a sexual violence legal clinic in Goma, said that more than 10 percent of its cases in June were men.

And in a place where homosexuality is so taboo, the rapes carry an extra dose of shame.
“I’m laughed at,” Mr. Mukuli said. “The people in my village say: ‘You’re no longer a man. Those men in the bush made you their wife.’ ”

And even more disturbing:

"One mother said a United Nations peacekeeper raped her 12-year-old boy. A United Nations spokesman said that he had not heard that specific case but that there were indeed a number of new sexual abuse allegations against peacekeepers in Congo and that a team was sent in late July to investigate."

I know you saw Hotel Rwanda...clearly just because something is "history" does not mean it's over with, or that it does not still deserve our attention.