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V-Day in Congo: One Billion Rising

Meredith Hutchison | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact
Read More: Women's Rights, Women, V-Day, Violence Against Women, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Rape, Valentine's Day, One Billion Rising Campaign, Global Motherhood, Congo Violence, Congo, Bukavu, One Billion Rising, Impact News
Meredith Hutchison

Every Valentine's Day, I end up reflecting on the previous year and the state of women in the world. It has now become my V-day ritual -- sorting through articles, and considering the presence of gender-based violence in the media over the previous 12 months.

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Rebecca Carroll

WATCH: Congolese Doctor Honored For Work With Wartime Rape Survivors

HuffingtonPost.com | Rebecca Carroll | Posted 11.23.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: The-Clinton-Global-Initiative, Video, President Bill Clinton, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Denis Mukwege, Bukavu, Panzi Hospital, Black Voices News

The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raging for over 10 years and has left in its wake a horrific trail of human destruction, wi...

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Where is Twitter for the DRC? HRW Reports "Massive Increase in Attacks on Civilians"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rwanda, Drc, Fdlr, Jean Bosco Ntaganda, Rape, Kabila, Fardc, Human Rights Watch, Kagame, Twitter, Georgianne Nienaber, Miliraty Failure, Kenneth Roth, Bukavu, Laurent Nkunda, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that the United Nations-backed intensified military operations in eastern and northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have failed to protect civilians from brutal rebel attacks.

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