Congo-Kinshasa: Rape. Re-Rape. Gang Rape. But, Really, Who Cares?

opinion

Toronto — Three years ago I visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time. The country is home to the world's bloodiest war since World War II, with more than 30 times as many deaths as last year's earthquake in Haiti.

It's also one of the world's most unsafe places for women and girls. Women are raped and gang raped on a daily basis. Just last week reports from Médecins Sans Frontières told of a series of vicious rapes on New Year's Day in South Kivu. Women were tied up, beaten and then raped, some in front of their children. What a way to ring in the New Year.

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