Armed Groups Commit Mass Rape in DR Congo

A United Nations human rights team has confirmed that members of two armed groups raped more than 150 women during an attack on a village in North Kivu province during July.

The movie, "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo," depicts the plight of thousands of women in the DRC.

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