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Balancing the Scales of Justice for the Victims of Sexual Violence
Équilibrer la Balance de la Justice pour les Victimes de la Violence Sexuelle
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EASTERN CONGOLA VIOLENCE SEXUELLE DANS L'EST DU CONGO
The prevalence and intensity of rape and other sexual violence in eastern of DR Congo isdescribed asthe worst in theworld. Hundreds of thousandsof women and girlshave been raped since the conflict began in DRC and it isestimated that40 women are raped every day in South Kivu in eastern DRCLa prévalence et l'intensité desviolset autresviolencessexuellesdans l'est de la RD Congo est décrite comme la pire dansle monde. Descentainesde milliersde femmes et jeunesfilles ont été violées depuisle début du conflit en RDC et il estestimé que 40 femmessont violées chaque jour ausSud-Kivu dansl'est de la RDC
Violence against women: No crime morebrutalThe New Nation - March 11, 2009.Last year, the clinic provided medicaltreatment to roughly 4800 victims of sexual violence, nearly half of ?themchildren. The numbers are even higher at ...
 
Current News on Sexual Violene in the DR Congo
Googled on March 11, 2009
monuc.org: Great Lakes: Consultation onthe eradication of 
sexual 
...
The main aim of the regionalconsultation isto accelerate theimplementation of an urgent response tothe problem of 
sexual violence
, along withthe ...
www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsID=17588 - 35k - 
monuc.org: ICC appealsfor fundsto aid
 
The UN Mission in Congo(MONUC) reports on SexualViolnce in DR CONGO
Power to women and girls: ending sexualviolence in the Congo.(SEXUALVIOLENCE): An article from: Sister Namibiaby Robin Baumgarten (Digital - Jan 12,2009)Buy: $9.95Lumo - One Young Woman's Struggle toHeal in a Nation Beset By War (Documentary)(DVD - 2007)1 Used & newfrom $26.95 DVD:See all items
 
Over 25 Books on Sexualviolence in DR Congo are
available throughwww.amazon.com
 
oce o merca
‘Ruined,’ a Drama of SexualViolence in Congo War 
Voice of America - Feb 27, 2009By Carolyn Weaver 
Sexual violence
has become a signature of the ongoingcivil war in the Democratic Republic of 
Congo
. Women and even young girlshave been
...
BBC Afrique
Ban meetsvictimsof sexual violencein Congo
Hindu - Mar 1, 2009New York (PTI): UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon met victims of 
sexualviolence in Congo
, the country whichaccording to the world body haswitnessed some
...Congo
-Kinshasa: Ban Ki-Moon MeetsPresident Joseph KabilaAllAfrica.comUN leader shocked by
sexual
abuse in
Congo
Independent OnlineSecretary-General meets with femalevictims of DR
Congo
conflictUN NewsCentreTalk Radio News Service-Voice of Americaall 317 news articles »
Protecting women, and other letters
International Herald Tribune - 17 hoursago
Sexual violence
must be addressed inthe cease-fire monitoring process to besure that when the shooting stops, therape stops too.
...Congo: Treating the sexually abusedin South Kivu
People's Weekly World - Mar 9, 2009"
Sexual violence
has invaded our 
monuc.org: Launch of the national 
..."When we look at
sexual violence
andabuse through the DRC or Darfur, weunderstand the horrific magnitude of theproblem and the urgent need to addressit ...
www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsId=18071 - 30k - monuc.org: Violationsagainst children :::26/11/2005 
The purpose of the monitoring istoestablish casesand patternsof human rightsviolations(such askillings, sexual violence,abduction), to refer victims...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=824 - 36k - campaign against sexual violence ...Mar 18, 2008 ... Under the theme «Sexual Violence: Together, let ussay NO to shamed silence for the dignity of Congolese”, thecampaign comesin the ...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=16920 - 35k 
monuc.org: Kasaï Occidental: Actsof sexual violence against ...The number of cases of sexual violencerecorded in the province of the Kasaï Occidental since the beginning of thisyear hasrisen by over 100% to 153 cases...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=19472 - 33k 
monuc.org: DRC Police officerstrained oncrimesof sexual ...The training, organised by the United NationsHuman Rights Office formspart of the legal and judicial activitiesof the project against sexual violence, ...www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsID=17947 - 34k - 
monuc.org: Ban Ki-moon appeals for areinforced collaboration ...Mar 1, 2009 ... Mr. Ban said that he was profoundly touched by the violence prevalent in the country, notably sexual violenceagainst women and children. ...
Against Women and Girls in Eastern Congoby Joanne Csete and Greg Haslam(Hardcover - Jan 2002)5 Used & newfrom $34.27Born of War: Protecting Children of SexualViolence Survivors in Conflict Zonesby R.Charli Carpenter (Paperback - Jun 20, 2007)Buy new: $23.95 $22.4523 Used & newfrom $22.45. Get it byFriday, Mar 13 if you order in the next 16hours and choose one-day shipping. Eligiblefor FREE Super Saver Shipping. Excerpt -page 18: "... 170-206. Human Rights Watch.2002. The War within the War: SexualViolence against Women and Girls inEastern Congo. New York: Human RightsWatch. . 2004. Sexual Violenceand ..."Surprise me!See a random pageinthis book.Supranational Criminal Prosecution of Sexual Violence: The ICC and the Practiceof the ICTY and the ICTRby Anne-Marie deBrouwer (Paperback - Oct 1, 2005)3 Used& newfrom $107.10Excerpt -page 143: "... For example, in theDemocratic Republic of Congopeacekeepers have been defiling girls andwomen for a banana ..."Surprise me!See arandom pagein this book.A History of Rape: Sexual Violence inFrance from the 16th to the 20th CenturybyGeorges Vigarello (Paperback - Jan 9, 2001)Buy new: $34.9522 Used & newfrom $5.75 Get it by Friday, Mar 13 if you order in thenext 12 hours and choose one-day shipping.Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.Excerpt -page 43: "... rape, which is con-firmed by the matrons of the Congo whenthey visit the victim; ..."Surprise me!See arandom pagein this book.The African Stakes of the Congo War byJohn F. Clark (Paperback - Nov4, 2004)Buy new: $28.95 $26.0524 Used & newfrom $19.25 Get it by Friday, Mar 13 if youorder in the next 16 hours and choose one-day shipping. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. Excerpt -page 26: "... as violentsociopaths, and girls were irreparably dam-
 
lives ... the abnormal has becomenormalised. We come to accept that thisis the reality for girls," Morag Hill of the
...'Vagina' takesa stand against sexualviolence
UMKC University News - Mar 2, 2009This year's V-Day spotlight focus dealtwith women of the Democratic Republicof the
Congo
. The audience seemed tohold its collective breath as the
...
Vagina Monologues provides education,insightUM Maneater Be proud to be a womanUWECSpectator If these vaginas could talk…UNLV TheRebel YellClarksville Onlineall 21 news articles »
UNICEF chief condemnssexualviolence, trafficking
Le Mali en ligne - Mar 9, 2009Rape and
sexual violence
areincreasingly used as a weapon of war inconflict situations,” she said. In placeslike the Democratic Republic of 
Congo
,
...Senior Uganda rebel leader killed
guardian.co.uk - Mar 10, 2009Ugandan ministry of gender statisticsestimate that 70% of Ugandan womenhave experienced physical or 
sexualviolence
, while less than half of thegirls
...
Voice of America
UN SaysWomen, Children AreBiggest Victimsof War 
Voice of America - Mar 8 2009
www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsID=20178 - 39k - 
monuc.org: Kinshasa: Thousandsmobilized in march against violence ...Dec 16, 2008 ... Minister Lukiana noted thiswas an event of national scope, reflecting theDRC government’swill to fight themonuc.org: Congolese military justiceofficials trained in sex ...
In hisopening speech, MONUC Kisangani head of office, Ivan Timnev, said that “thistraining will not only help reduce the sexual violscourge of sexual violence in ...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=19655 - 34k - 
monuc.org: Ban Ki-moon concerned about violence against women ...Mar 8, 2009 ... Ban Ki-moon concerned about violence against women ... to all countriestocombine their efforts in the fight against sexual violence. ...www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsID=20209 - 33k 
monuc.org: Victims::: 27/11/2005 Sexual exploitation and abuse by MONUC  personnel must be seen in the context of thehigh incidence of sexual violence in theDemocratic Republic of Congo ...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=9169 - 31k - 
ence scourge in the ...www.monuc.org/News.aspx?newsID=16653 - 37k - 
monuc.org: Monthly Human Rights Assessment: May 2007 ::: 19/06/2007 She called upon provincial government authoritiesto commit themselvesto preventing and combating impunity and sexual violence. ...www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=14800 - 74k - 
monuc.org: UN Human RightsCouncil demands immediate cessation of ...During the first six monthsof 2008, there havebeen some 2288 cases of sexual violence
aged by sexual abuse and exposure toAIDS. Child soldiers were notalways ..."Surprise me!See a random pagein this book.Women's Bodies as a Battleground: SexualViolence Against Women and Girls Duringthe War in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Kivu (1996-2003)(Paperback -Dec 2004) - ImportCurrently unavailableGenocide and Crisis in Central Africa:Conflict Roots, Mass Violence, andRegional War by Christian P. Scherrer (Hardcover - Nov30, 2001)Buynew: $110.9517 Used & newfrom $82.65 Get it by Friday, Mar 13 if you order in thenext 15 hours and choose one-day shipping.Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.Excerpt -page 111: "... by armed localmilitia or communal police and subjected tosexual violence; others were beaten andkilled near the communal premises...."Surprise me!See a random pagein thisbook.Restoring Justice After Large-scale ViolentConflicts: Kosovo, DR Congo and the Israeli-Palestinian Caseby Ivo Aertsen, JanaArsovska, Holger-C Rohne, and MartaValinas (Hardcover - Jun 30, 2008)Buynew: $89.95 $67.488 Used & newfrom $57.95 Get it by Friday,Mar 13 if you order in the next 16 hours andchoose one-day shipping. Eligible for FREESuper Saver Shipping. cvExcerpt -page360: "... the crimes committed were murder,torture, rape, other forms of sexual violence,abduction, mutilation, forced recruitment of child soldiers, terrorising civiliansand ..."Surprise me!See a random pageinthis book.Corps Des Femmes Comme Champ DeBataille Durant La Guerre En RepubliqueDemocratique Du Congo, Le: ViolencesSexuelles Contre Les Femmes Et Les FillesAu Sud-Kivu (1996-2003)(Paperback - April2005) - ImportCurrently unavailable
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