DR Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, since the start of the year, more than 3,500 women have been raped - according to the UN.

This is one of the issues that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to address, during her Congolese visit today, where she'll meet President Kabila for talks.

But what can America do about the extraordinary scale of sexual violence against women - and what affect does rape have on women - and the community they live in?

Leah Chishugi was born in Eastern Congo, but moved to Rwanda when she was 16, surviving the genocide by hiding under a pile of bodies.

She's now a nurse in London, but for the past few years has been visiting the DRC to hear about these women stories.

She spoke to Akwasi Sarpong.