The most recent conflict in Congo began 12 years ago when Rwanda and Uganda backed the rebels who were seeking to remove Laurent Kabila, the then president. An estimated 6 million people have been killed over this period; rape is…
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Why soldiers rape
Culture of misogyny, illegal occupation, fuel sexual violence in military By Helen Benedict An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home. This fact has received a fair amount of…
Rape in Burma: a weapon of war
by Cheery Zahau The Women’s International Perspective, June 2, 2008 In the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, international scrutiny highlights the military junta that rules Burma, a Southeast Asian country that shares borders with China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos.…