Laetitia Bukebo, an 18-year-old law student in Goma, reflects the dire consequences of war when she states, 'Each time a woman returns from the forest without wood, we immediately know she's been raped.' This stark comment reveals the intertwining of daily survival and the threat of sexual violence faced by women in eastern DRC.
A recent report indicates a staggering surge in sexual violence in eastern DRC, with nearly 90,000 documented rapes in 2023 compared to 40,000 in 2021. Saman Zia-Zarifi, director of Physicians for Human Rights, describes the level of violence as 'shocking' and highlights the horror of assaults on both women and children. The findings underscore the critical need for urgent humanitarian aid.
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