U.N. Sexual Assault Investigations Die in Darkness / Foreign Policy
On Feb. 26, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, reiterating his “commitment to zero tolerance of sexual harassment,” unveiled a new hotline for handling such complaints at the…
The Village That Cannot Sleep / The Guardian
A nearly full moon was the only light over the village of Kavumu, in eastern Congo, on the night of 26 December 2015. Just before midnight,…
What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo / Foreign Policy
It was in a sickly green, fluorescent-lit meeting room in Bukavu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a couple of years ago that someone…
Si des petites filles âgées de 18 mois sont victimes de viols collectifs, pourquoi les suspects sont-ils libres? / The Guardian
Une fillette âgée de cinq ans est assise timidement sur son lit d’hôpital en métal alors que sa mère raconte ce qui l’a amenée à l’Hôpital…
If 18-month-old girls are being gang-raped, why are the suspects still free? / The Guardian
A five-year-old sat shyly in her metal hospital bed as her mother described what had brought her to Panzi hospital in the city of Bukavu, in…
Congo’s Soccer Players Get Cars. Its Rape Victims Get Nothing. / Foreign Policy
In 20 years of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports of mass rape have become depressingly commonplace — and so has the utter…