This particular message came from a friend we met the prior evening. The 
room was crowded and she wanted to let us know, "I'm here."
Today, it seemed another woman wanted to tell us the same thing.
Her story is a little different. She is a survivor of rape. One so brutal she was torn apart — both physically and emotionally. The rape also succeeded in tearing apart her family, her village and now her country — the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Most people don't speak to this woman now. There's a lot of stigma attached to being raped by the soldiers of the rebel army controlling her region. The army is powerful, funded by the sale of minerals like tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. Minerals that are shipped to Asia, made into electronic goods and sold to us in the form of cell phones.
Today, she sent us a message - "I'm here."
This woman's story is not unique. In fact, about 1,100 rapes like hers are reported every month in her country, with countless more going unheard. Despite the United Nations naming the DRC the most dangerous place on earth to be a woman, little action has been taken to reverse this foreboding moniker.
For further details visit as : www.thestar.com/news/globalvoices/article/641369
room was crowded and she wanted to let us know, "I'm here."Today, it seemed another woman wanted to tell us the same thing.
Her story is a little different. She is a survivor of rape. One so brutal she was torn apart — both physically and emotionally. The rape also succeeded in tearing apart her family, her village and now her country — the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Most people don't speak to this woman now. There's a lot of stigma attached to being raped by the soldiers of the rebel army controlling her region. The army is powerful, funded by the sale of minerals like tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. Minerals that are shipped to Asia, made into electronic goods and sold to us in the form of cell phones.
Today, she sent us a message - "I'm here."
This woman's story is not unique. In fact, about 1,100 rapes like hers are reported every month in her country, with countless more going unheard. Despite the United Nations naming the DRC the most dangerous place on earth to be a woman, little action has been taken to reverse this foreboding moniker.
For further details visit as : www.thestar.com/news/globalvoices/article/641369
No comments:
Post a Comment