Latest items for D R Congo
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence" (para 17).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence" (para 17).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Women who venture to the army outposts to complain about insecurity take immense risks. Soldiers deployed in conflict zones act with almost complete impunity, frequently targeting women and girls with sexual violence. The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo. 'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence. 'But I say the women of Congo are strong because they don’t remain victims. They become actors of change'" (para 16-17).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Women who venture to the army outposts to complain about insecurity take immense risks. Soldiers deployed in conflict zones act with almost complete impunity, frequently targeting women and girls with sexual violence. The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo. 'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence. 'But I say the women of Congo are strong because they don’t remain victims. They become actors of change'" (para 16-17).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"'We have received complaints of intimidation, extortion, rape, and theft from the soldiers based here,' Kataliko says. Soldiers who are battling rebels in the region sometimes prey on the population they are supposed to protect, activists say" (para 15). "The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo. 'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence" (para 16-17).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"'We have received complaints of intimidation, extortion, rape, and theft from the soldiers based here,' Kataliko says. Soldiers who are battling rebels in the region sometimes prey on the population they are supposed to protect, activists say" (para 15). "The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo. 'They say Congo is a rape capital,' says Justine Masika, who leads an association in Goma that advocates for victims of gender-based violence" (para 16-17).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-2
"Liberata Buratwa, who has been running a network of women peace activists for decades, speaks to people displaced by a rebel offensive in Rutshuru, a town in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ongoing clashes have killed more people than any conflict since World War II. 'I have been working for peace since I was very young,' Buratwa says. In 2008, at the height of a spate of massacres, she led a delegation of women to meet with the leader of the feared rebel group known by the acronym CNDP. 'We told him, 'my son, rebellion will lead you nowhere, the bush is for...more
Variables: GP-DATA-2
"Liberata Buratwa, who has been running a network of women peace activists for decades, speaks to people displaced by a rebel offensive in Rutshuru, a town in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ongoing clashes have killed more people than any conflict since World War II. 'I have been working for peace since I was very young,' Buratwa says. In 2008, at the height of a spate of massacres, she led a delegation of women to meet with the leader of the feared rebel group known by the acronym CNDP. 'We told him, 'my son, rebellion will lead you nowhere, the bush is for...more
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"'We have received complaints of intimidation, extortion, rape, and theft from the soldiers based here,' Kataliko says. Soldiers who are battling rebels in the region sometimes prey on the population they are supposed to protect, activists say" (para 15). "Women who venture to the army outposts to complain about insecurity take immense risks. Soldiers deployed in conflict zones act with almost complete impunity, frequently targeting women and girls with sexual violence. The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"'We have received complaints of intimidation, extortion, rape, and theft from the soldiers based here,' Kataliko says. Soldiers who are battling rebels in the region sometimes prey on the population they are supposed to protect, activists say" (para 15). "Women who venture to the army outposts to complain about insecurity take immense risks. Soldiers deployed in conflict zones act with almost complete impunity, frequently targeting women and girls with sexual violence. The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"'Peace is at the center of our work because it is always in the minds of women. Even when we work on entrepreneurship we always think about peace and security because in order to be able to sell, women who bring food and produce from the forests and from the fields must be able to use a road that is safe and where there are no armed groups.' Josephine Malimukono, peace activist" (para 47).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"'Peace is at the center of our work because it is always in the minds of women. Even when we work on entrepreneurship we always think about peace and security because in order to be able to sell, women who bring food and produce from the forests and from the fields must be able to use a road that is safe and where there are no armed groups.' Josephine Malimukono, peace activist" (para 47).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The UN reported that, in 2021, the military and police were responsible for about 29 percent of conflict-related sexual violence in Congo" (para 16).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"[P]atriarchal culture is deeply entrenched in Congo. Women are expected to obey men, never disagree or complain, and they are not allowed to voice their opinions publicly. Those who do often face backlash in the form of threats, harassment, exile, even death" (para 48).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"[P]atriarchal culture is deeply entrenched in Congo. Women are expected to obey men, never disagree or complain, and they are not allowed to voice their opinions publicly. Those who do often face backlash in the form of threats, harassment, exile, even death" (para 48).
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Five women in colorful clothing and headwraps walk hastily across fields of cassava near the village of Masumbuko in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on their way to meet with an army commander near the displacement camp where the women live with thousands of other families" (para 3). "Since 1996, the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu have been stirred by multiple wars triggered by an increasing number of armed groups, weak state institutions, a dysfunctional army, and ongoing battles over access to land and power. Attempts to negotiate peace deals and the presence of a United Nations peacekeeping mission have failed to stem the bloodshed and...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"Five women in colorful clothing and headwraps walk hastily across fields of cassava near the village of Masumbuko in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on their way to meet with an army commander near the displacement camp where the women live with thousands of other families" (para 3). "Since 1996, the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu have been stirred by multiple wars triggered by an increasing number of armed groups, weak state institutions, a dysfunctional army, and ongoing battles over access to land and power. Attempts to negotiate peace deals and the presence of a United Nations peacekeeping mission have failed to stem the bloodshed and...more
March 26, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"Collaboration between women’s groups and the authorities has historically been difficult, says Nelly Mbangu, a lawyer from Goma. This is, she explains, because patriarchal culture is deeply entrenched in Congo. Women are expected to obey men, never disagree or complain, and they are not allowed to voice their opinions publicly. Those who do often face backlash in the form of threats, harassment, exile, even death. Such customs make it challenging for women to take on leadership roles and speak up about the violence they endure, let alone spearhead the search for solutions" (para 48-49).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"Collaboration between women’s groups and the authorities has historically been difficult, says Nelly Mbangu, a lawyer from Goma. This is, she explains, because patriarchal culture is deeply entrenched in Congo. Women are expected to obey men, never disagree or complain, and they are not allowed to voice their opinions publicly. Those who do often face backlash in the form of threats, harassment, exile, even death. Such customs make it challenging for women to take on leadership roles and speak up about the violence they endure, let alone spearhead the search for solutions" (para 48-49).
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the UN, female inmates were butchered in their wing in the notoriously overcrowded prison after men forced their way in and went on a rampage" (para 3). "However, reports have suggested at least 141 jailed women were murdered, along with 28 young children who had been in detention with their mothers" (para 7).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the UN, female inmates were butchered in their wing in the notoriously overcrowded prison after men forced their way in and went on a rampage" (para 3). "However, reports have suggested at least 141 jailed women were murdered, along with 28 young children who had been in detention with their mothers" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Hundreds of women were raped and then burnt alive after Rwandan-backed rebels stormed into the Congolese city of Goma, it has emerged" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Hundreds of women were raped and then burnt alive after Rwandan-backed rebels stormed into the Congolese city of Goma, it has emerged" (para 1).
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In a disturbing new claim following the uprising, the UN office of the high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) warned that sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war by rival armed groups in Goma" (para 15).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In a disturbing new claim following the uprising, the UN office of the high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) warned that sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war by rival armed groups in Goma" (para 15).
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:43 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep, D R Congo
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Morocco’s peacekeeping troops are deployed in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — both countries where attacks on students and schools, and the military use of schools by local parties have been documented as problems" (7).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Morocco’s peacekeeping troops are deployed in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — both countries where attacks on students and schools, and the military use of schools by local parties have been documented as problems" (7).
Feb. 3, 2025, 9:53 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo, Mali, South Sudan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"As of January 2021, China has 2541 troops deployed in UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mali. These are all countries where attacks on students and schools, and the military use of schools have been documented" (12).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"As of January 2021, China has 2541 troops deployed in UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mali. These are all countries where attacks on students and schools, and the military use of schools have been documented" (12).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The fallout from an attack is often magnified by the stigma attached to rape. Survivors are shunned by their families; husbands leave if they find out what has happened" (Para 22). Because of the stigma attached to rape, where survivors are often shunned by their families and abandoned by their husbands, women are less likely to report the injustices they have experienced (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The fallout from an attack is often magnified by the stigma attached to rape. Survivors are shunned by their families; husbands leave if they find out what has happened" (Para 22). Because of the stigma attached to rape, where survivors are often shunned by their families and abandoned by their husbands, women are less likely to report the injustices they have experienced (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"They arrive every few minutes, survivors of the unrelenting sexual violence that defines one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. And among the first to assess the exhausted women after they reach the squalid camps on the outskirts of Goma, regional capital of the war-ravaged east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is Irengue Trezor.The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 1, 2). Charities like MSF are reporting a growing number of refugees near the eastern city of Goma who are...more
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"They arrive every few minutes, survivors of the unrelenting sexual violence that defines one of the world’s most intractable conflicts. And among the first to assess the exhausted women after they reach the squalid camps on the outskirts of Goma, regional capital of the war-ravaged east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is Irengue Trezor.The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 1, 2). Charities like MSF are reporting a growing number of refugees near the eastern city of Goma who are...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"They arrive every few minutes, survivors of the unrelenting sexual violence that defines one of the world’s most intractable conflicts" (Para 1). "The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). "Its four clinics for sexual violence survivors in the Goma camps are witnessing record caseloads. In August they helped 2,011 patients, an average of 77 a day when open, rising to 3,094 in October: 119 cases each day. Last year, MSF treated a record 25,166 victims of sexual violence in the DRC, the...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"They arrive every few minutes, survivors of the unrelenting sexual violence that defines one of the world’s most intractable conflicts" (Para 1). "The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). "Its four clinics for sexual violence survivors in the Goma camps are witnessing record caseloads. In August they helped 2,011 patients, an average of 77 a day when open, rising to 3,094 in October: 119 cases each day. Last year, MSF treated a record 25,166 victims of sexual violence in the DRC, the...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Charities like MSF are reporting a growing number of refugees near the eastern city of Goma, DRC who are experiencing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). [T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by roaming groups of militia, their children forced to watch their mothers being raped. Entire families turn up in a profound state of shock. “Post-traumatic stress is observed in almost all sexual violence survivors. They are survivors...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Charities like MSF are reporting a growing number of refugees near the eastern city of Goma, DRC who are experiencing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). [T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by roaming groups of militia, their children forced to watch their mothers being raped. Entire families turn up in a profound state of shock. “Post-traumatic stress is observed in almost all sexual violence survivors. They are survivors...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia" (Para 19, 20, 21). This highlights a failure of government protection, with militias using sexual violence as a...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia" (Para 19, 20, 21). This highlights a failure of government protection, with militias using sexual violence as a...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia.“It happens a lot, it’s really horrible,” says Trezor, shaking his head. The fallout from an attack is often...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"This is particularly true for the survivors that Trezor and his team have assiduously helped recover from their trauma only for them to be raped again after they reach a camp, usually by a completely different attacker. At night, the camps offer little protection. Armed gangs roam freely among the tents. The dim toilet blocks are notoriously fraught. Thousands of women are also forced to scavenge for food and firewood in the nearby Virunga national park, famous for its mountain gorillas. There, many women are raped at gunpoint by gangs of militia.“It happens a lot, it’s really horrible,” says Trezor, shaking his head. The fallout from an attack is often...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MISA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by roaming groups of militia, their children forced to watch their mothers being raped. Entire families turn up in a profound state of shock. “Post-traumatic stress is observed in almost all sexual violence survivors. They are survivors of a traumatic act that happened spontaneously, that they do not understand. It creates this sudden stress,” says Trezor, who is originally from Bukavu, in the DRC"...more
Variables: MISA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by roaming groups of militia, their children forced to watch their mothers being raped. Entire families turn up in a profound state of shock. “Post-traumatic stress is observed in almost all sexual violence survivors. They are survivors of a traumatic act that happened spontaneously, that they do not understand. It creates this sudden stress,” says Trezor, who is originally from Bukavu, in the DRC"...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). In the DRC, rape is widespread.Near the eastern city of Goma, organizations like MSF report an increasing number of refugees facing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by...more
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"The 35-year-old works for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), overseeing the charity’s sexual violence clinics within the sprawling camps of grubby white tents that are home to 650,000 people who have fled the fighting" (Para 2). In the DRC, rape is widespread.Near the eastern city of Goma, organizations like MSF report an increasing number of refugees facing rape and torture (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "[T]rezor’s(35-year-old works for MSF) job is harrowingly complex: ensuring rape survivors receive the psychological support required to move forward with their lives. Most arrive at the camps with no belongings, having walked for days to traverse the region’s shifting frontline. Many have been attacked at gunpoint by...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Outside the Horn, the Democratic Republic of Congo has witnessed alarming levels of sexual violence during its continuing conflict, with especially high numbers of child victims" (Para 7).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Outside the Horn, the Democratic Republic of Congo has witnessed alarming levels of sexual violence during its continuing conflict, with especially high numbers of child victims" (Para 7).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"'[A] number of survivors — especially boys — are reluctant to report,' he explains" (para 11). "Grassroots efforts at change are underway, says UNICEF's Toure. For example, she says, women are organizing so that when they have to go to the bathroom or leave camp they do so in groups, sometimes even with a few men accompanying them. 'It has worked [to deter rapes] to some extent,' she says. 'And if something happens, there's always someone who can help the other. And we've seen it help with resilience. We have seen that being in that collective actually gives them strength.' Toure says there are other efforts — UNICEF is providing...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"'[A] number of survivors — especially boys — are reluctant to report,' he explains" (para 11). "Grassroots efforts at change are underway, says UNICEF's Toure. For example, she says, women are organizing so that when they have to go to the bathroom or leave camp they do so in groups, sometimes even with a few men accompanying them. 'It has worked [to deter rapes] to some extent,' she says. 'And if something happens, there's always someone who can help the other. And we've seen it help with resilience. We have seen that being in that collective actually gives them strength.' Toure says there are other efforts — UNICEF is providing...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Toure says the risks are both outside the camp and inside it: 'If you go to fetch water in the camp, it's a risk. If you go to the restroom, it's a risk. A lot of the daily tasks become risk calculations'" (para 14).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Toure says the risks are both outside the camp and inside it: 'If you go to fetch water in the camp, it's a risk. If you go to the restroom, it's a risk. A lot of the daily tasks become risk calculations'" (para 14).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken'" (para 3). "According to a report published Tuesday by Physicians for Human Rights, there's been a 'massive influx' of sexual violence in eastern DRC in recent years. When group representatives interviewed local clinicians about patients, they heard harrowing stories: Children as young as 3 years old raped; victims sometimes held days or weeks in captivity; others penetrated with sharp objects. 'The level of...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken'" (para 3). "According to a report published Tuesday by Physicians for Human Rights, there's been a 'massive influx' of sexual violence in eastern DRC in recent years. When group representatives interviewed local clinicians about patients, they heard harrowing stories: Children as young as 3 years old raped; victims sometimes held days or weeks in captivity; others penetrated with sharp objects. 'The level of...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"He says many patients he's treated have been not only traumatized but deeply stigmatized because of the sexual assault. 'When a mother is raped, her husband will throw her out of his house,' he says through an interpreter" (para 15).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3
"He says many patients he's treated have been not only traumatized but deeply stigmatized because of the sexual assault. 'When a mother is raped, her husband will throw her out of his house,' he says through an interpreter" (para 15).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken. Everyone is looking at her with accusing looks, looks that judge her.' Bukébo is an 18-year-old law student in Goma, a city in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of war in the area have left roughly 7 million people displaced; at least 500,000 of them have gone to the outskirts of Goma, where there are many sprawling...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped,' Bukébo says, speaking through an interpreter. 'The men who rape her rob her, meaning that everything she has with her — even the wood she has with her — is taken. Everyone is looking at her with accusing looks, looks that judge her.' Bukébo is an 18-year-old law student in Goma, a city in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of war in the area have left roughly 7 million people displaced; at least 500,000 of them have gone to the outskirts of Goma, where there are many sprawling...more