Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
Sex workers say the situation threatens their health and livelihoods. Health officials warn that more must be done to stem ...
Doctors Without Borders raises alarm on 'unprecedented' sexual violence in Congo
Doctors Without Borders treated an “unprecedented” number of victims of sexual violence last year in Congo, the aid group ...
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DRC recorded in 2023 its highest number of victims of sexual violence ever
MSF said Monday (Sep. 30). Victims who are mostly women and girls were treated in displacement camps near Goma, the capital ...
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DR Congo: Investigate Prison Deaths, Sexual Violence
“None of these women has received appropriate medication.” Sexual violence is a longstanding problem in Congo’s prisons. In September 2020, a prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in ...
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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) reports unprecedented number of sexual violence cases in Democratic Republic Congo
Médecins sans frontières (MSF) reports unprecedented number of sexual violence cases in Democratic Republic Congo ...
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HRW accuses Rwandan forces, M23 Rebels of civilian atrocities in DRC
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday detailing incidents of civilian atrocities in the eastern Democratic ...
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Protect Women and Girls in DR Congo’s Prisons
A September 9 internal report by the United Nations Population Fund found that 268 out of the 348 women held in the ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Investigate Prison Deaths, Sexual Violence
"None of these women has received appropriate medication." Sexual violence is a longstanding problem in Congo's prisons. In September 2020, a prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi ...