Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...
Fighting in the DRC sparks a surge of sexual violence
UNICEF recorded nearly 600 cases of rape in the week following the fall of Goma, in the east of the country, at the end of ...
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Crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence, Disease, and War
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a multifaceted crisis, with violence, disease, and war plaguing the nation. This ...
Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth
Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...
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8 March: Solidarity with women in Gaza, the DR of the Congo, and of the world at large
On this international day of struggle for the rights of women, the CADTM reasserts its commitment to feminist movements that fight systemic oppressions everywhere in the world : ...
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UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders ...