Militia groups of various configurations have ruled the DRC countrysides for more than a decade. This armed posse patrols an area near Uvira.
Mar 15, 2009 | Categories: Video | Tags: Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Gender based violence, gun, guns, Harvard School of Public Health, militia, rape, Uvira, weapons | Comments Off
Rape as a weapon of war is a common phenomenon in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Researchers tracking reports of gender-based violence are overwhelmed by the numbers.
Mar 15, 2009 | Categories: Audio Slides | Tags: clinic, Congo, DRC, fistula, Gender based violence, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health, Jennifer Scott, Panzi Hospital, portrait, rape, research, statistics | Comments Off
From a hospital rehabilitation center, recovering from the brutalities of war in the Congo, a choir of survivors sings of strength and hope.
Mar 15, 2009 | Categories: Multimedia | Tags: Bukavu, Congo, DRC, fistula, Gender based violence, guns, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health, Jennifer Scott, Jocelyn Kelly, Michael Vanrooyen, militia, Panzi Hospital, rape, survivor, Uvira, weapons, women | Comments Off
“Imani” is a survivor of gender based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In her native Swahili she details the nearly unspeakable brutalization of her body and soul.
Mar 04, 2009 | Categories: Video | Tags: child, Congo, DRC, fistula, Gender based violence, Goma, guns, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health, Imani, maternal, militia, Nkunda, Panzi Hospital, portrait, pregnancy, rape, survivor, Uvira, weapon, women | Comments Off
International teams of physicians collaborate to repair physical damages resulting from vicious attacks on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Feb 17, 2009 | Categories: Video | Tags: Bukavu, Congo, Denis Mukwege, donkey, DRC, fistula, Gender based violence, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health, hospital, Julia Vanrooyen, Panzi Hospital, rape, surgery, violence, war | Comments Off
