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 ...
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In eastern DR Congo, raped women remain the war’s invisible victims
In the remote village of Chegera, near Bukavu, at least 26 women were raped as Congolese troops and their allies retreated in ...
'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
He was the second man to rape her at Munzenze prison. The first attack was so violent that she passed out. Her attackers came ...
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 ...
Congolese Association leader urges action on gender violence at Women's Day event
New York state landmarks are lit up purple tonight for International Women's Day - including the Empire State Plaza where the Congolese Association of Albany ho ...
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Charities report ‘apocalyptic’ violence in eastern DR Congo
The discovery of 70 bodies in an abandoned Church reveals the severity of the violence afflicting the east of the Democratic ...
Chronic stress boosts stroke risk In young women, study says
Chronic stress can increase young women's risk of stroke, a new study says. Moderate stress increases risk of stroke by 78% ...
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Caritas Internationalis warns violence in Democratic Republic of Congo may become regional
The ongoing violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which keeps escalating, risks spreading to the entire nation and even becoming regional if there is no immediate ...