Women in Congo speak out against rape

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The AP did something right for a change by covering this story, although they did use the tired old euphemism "sex slave" at one point.

The story contains graphic descriptions of rape and other violent acts, so I reckon that it calls for a trigger warning. Whatever your situation, the story is heartbreaking at best.

News story here .

I tried to click through to the HEALAfrica organization which is helping some of these women, but got a Service Unavailable error. Hopefully their site is just temporarily down due to an explosion of interest brought on by the news story.

Posted by laughingrat - March 14, 2009, at 08:49PM | in Violence Against Women

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March 27, 2009 7:42 PM

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HannahDances said:

Thats HORRIFYING. An 11 month old? People make me sick.

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June 15, 2009 2:42 PM

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Unlock iPhone said:

people should support her

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