Congo Rape Weapon of War

A Glimmer of Hope for the Women in Congo

Margot Wallström | Posted 05.30.2012

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Margot Wallström

Women are not considered to have much value in a society where sexual violence is the norm and justice for perpetrators is the exception. A young woman explained to me that in eastern Congo, "A dead rat is worth more than the body of a woman."

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One Billion Rising

Eve Ensler | Posted 04.15.2012

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Eve Ensler

Today 1 out of 3 women in the world, more than 1 billion women, will be raped or beaten. As economies collapse, we become targets. We become commodities, sold in many places for less than a cell phone.

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Wealth of a Nation

Elizabeth Blackney | Posted 12.03.2011

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Elizabeth Blackney

Ethically sourced, responsibly produced and market ready energy and commodities will strengthen us as a people and ultimately, our rival China, will be made better as well.

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UN Report: Mass Rapes By Government Troops In Congo

AP | SALEH MWANAMILONGO and MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 09.21.2011

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KINSHASA, Congo — The United Nations on Friday named two Congolese army colonels who appear to be blocking an investigation of soldiers accused ...

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Report: 48 Women Raped Every Hour In Congo

AP | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Posted 07.11.2011

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DAKAR, Senegal — The African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows that i...

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One Remote Village, 4 Days, 250 Rapes

Margaret Aguirre | Posted 05.25.2011

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Margaret Aguirre

I remember the sick feeling in my stomach as I read the e-mail from our medical coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ten Radical Acts for Congo in the New Year

Eve Ensler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eve Ensler

Having just been in the Congo for the last month, it is evident that the more than 12-year economic war in the Democratic Republic of Congo rages on. Almost 6 million dead. Here's what we do about it.

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Kimya II: A Newer, More Quiet Raping in the Congo

Eve Ensler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eve Ensler

UN peacekeepers in the Congo are not passively standing by and watching the massacres, they are actually supporting the perpetrators.

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On Mother's Day: A Message of Hope and Survival

Rachel Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rachel Brown

We need to recognize that the respect accorded to our mothers is compromised by the suffering of mothers in places like Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Congo: Rape As A Weapon Of War

WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011

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War has raged through the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than a decade -- it has been called the deadliest conflict since World War II. The ...

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Congo: Government, Rebels Use Rape As Weapon Of War, Report

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA — The widespread raping of women and girls in eastern Congo is condoned by both the country's army and its rebel groups and has been used...

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