Mass Stigma Scars Congo's Rape Survivors

Women's eNews by Dominique Soguel | Oct. 5, 2008 (News Report)

A psychologist in a Congo hospital says decades of war have produced a rape-friendly culture with a double standard. While perpetrators go unpunished the victims, including children, are ostracized. Amnesty International has issued a new warning. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Living
Topics: Genocide, Africa, Women
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Oct 5, 2008 - 9:40 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Ann Wilmer (review), Veronica Barlee (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Oct 5, 2008 - 9:40 AM PDT

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Veronica Barlee
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 by Veronica Barlee - Oct. 5, 2008

A thoughtful examination of women and girls abused during war.

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Ann Wilmer
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 by Ann Wilmer - Oct. 5, 2008

Our foreign policy should be informed by conditions on the ground. Too often, we don't know what is really happening outside our own neighborhood much less around the globe.

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Oct. 5, 2008
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