Posts Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo

By Maya Dusenbery • 13 years ago

Mass rape in eastern Congo keeps happening

As Courtney mentioned in the What We Missed last week, dozens women were raped in a coordinated attack in Fizi, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year’s Day.

The war in Congo, which has stretched on more than a dozen years now, has killed more people than the Holocaust and earned the region the awful reputation as the rape capital of the world. Horrific attacks like this one are, sadly, nothing new. The Guardian reports:

“The United Nations says rape is a frequent weapon of war in Congo. Around 15,000 women were raped in eastern Congo in 2009. It is believed that many cases go unreported.

In September, a UN report condemned Congo’s security forces ...

As Courtney mentioned in the What We Missed last week, dozens women were raped in a coordinated attack in Fizi, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year’s Day.

The war in Congo, ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

Thousands of DR Congo women march against sexual violence


Pic via BBC.

Yesterday, thousands of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo marched through the town of Bukavu with signs and slogans saying, “No to sexual terrorism.” The first lady led the rally in a statement to fight the continuing thousands of rapes occurring across the war-torn nation.

This comes a month after a top official at the United Nations said the UN had “failed” the rape survivors that could have been protected better in the midst of this epidemic. On Friday, the head of the UN mission there estimated that over 15,000 people have been raped there in 2009. More on the organizers and ralliers:

“Coming here is important because violence towards ...


Pic via BBC.

Yesterday, thousands of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo marched through the town of Bukavu with signs and slogans saying, “No to sexual terrorism.” The first lady ...