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Human Rights - Justice for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo [1]

6 Sep 2012

Human Rights - Justice for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to fight back, pressing for justice as a fundamental human right in the face of appalling sexual violence. For years now, rape has been used as a tactic of war in the east of the DRC where prosecutions are difficult to achieve.

Sexual Violence - News [2]
Human rights videos [3]
Source URL: http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/human-rights-justice-victims-sexual-violence-democratic-republic-congo

Links
[1] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/human-rights-justice-victims-sexual-violence-democratic-republic-congo
[2] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/sexual-violence-news
[3] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/human-rights-videos
[4] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/un-releases-dr-congo-mapping-report-1-october-2010
[5] http://monusco.unmissions.org/en/monusco-reinforces-understanding-human-rights-among-congolese-national-police