16 Days of Activism - Day 5

According to Human Rights Watch, as many as 3,000 women in Central Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were raped between 1999 and mid-2001, demonstrating the extent to which rape is used as a method of warfare in the Congo’s ongoing conflict.

This photo journal from BBC, titled Tales of Rape in the DR Congo, gives accounts of two girls who have been affected by this conflict. I felt that it was a particularly strong and emotionally hard-hitting piece, and a valuable insight into the situation of ongoing gender violence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/africa_tales_of_rape_in_dr_congo/html/1.stm

Also, follow the link below to learn more about this conflict and how gender violence is being used as a tool of war.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/11/60minutes/main3701249.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;segmentTitle


Neda Said
Social Justice Peer Educator