DRC - The Democratic Republic of Congo
Darfur is one of many conflicts. There are others. Others like the forgotten conflicts occurring in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Rape is being use as a weapon of war to isolate women from their families, destroy community cohesiveness and show that the men of these villages can not protect their wives, daughters and families from danger. Rape is being used on women and girls documented as young as only 15 (fifteen) MONTHS old as well as the elderly as old as 85.
If your grandmother was being raped by a child soldier who has learned to fight his own kind, what response would you have? Besides outrage, hate and fear, mounting a defense to this kind of weapon of war has to be fought with action. We must force our leaders to see that action and consistent implementation of a justice system is a huge step forward in the right direction.
Write a letter to your governor, your representative, the human rights council in your state or the federal government branch associated with the United Nations. Search online for Non-Governmental Organizations like the Human Rights Watch to see current news and reports in these affected regions.
2 comments:
A devastating on-going hell, I can't think of what else to label the strife in Africa. What's worse, it seems to have been engineered, something only a cadre of psychopaths could dream up and implement.
You might be interested in this article. It's a more personal look at the situation and one man's battle to help repair women's bodies, minds and souls.
I just think that someone has to stop the Chinese before they bring Africa to ruin due to their greed for African raw materials. Chinese have a a very bad record of Human rights abuse someone out there please them NOW
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