Nearly 3,000 Sexual Violence Survivors In 2 Conflict-Stricken DRC Provinces, Group Says

Agence France-Presse: 3,000 victims of sexual violence in two DRC provinces
“A medical group working in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo reported Monday that there were nearly 3,000 victims of sexual violence in the region during the first half of this year. … Heal Africa’s Dr. Jonathan Kasereka Muhindo Lusi, who took part in a recent summit in London that sought to draw attention to the problem of sexual violence around the world, called for more to be done to bring those responsible to justice…” (8/18).

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