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Peace and justice: Sexual violence in the DRC

More than a decade after the UN raised the alarm on the scale of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual violence remains a persistent issue.

More than a decade after the UN raised the alarm on the scale of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual violence remains a persistent issue. Congolese journalist Ruth Omar investigates the complex issues that continue to feed the problem, and meets local activists fighting for change.

(Photo: A survivor of sexual violence from Maniema province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit:MSF/Carl Theunis)

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