Hundreds of rape survivors protested against increasing violence this week, following latest mass rapes in Congo. This is the news we can read on the Denis Mukwege Foundation website.
More than 800 Congolese survivors of wartime sexual violence gathered in Bukavu, urging the Congolese authorities to ensure the security of the population and the protection of rape victims and women in particular:
In an unprecedented act of protest, Mouvement des Survivant.e.s, a national network of Congolese survivors mobilized hundreds of other women, all of whom experienced rape or other brutal forms of sexual violence during the decades of conflict in the Congo. The protest is an extraordinary step in speaking out against the atrocities they have endured, which are too often surrounded by silence and stigma […] The peaceful demonstration was organized in response to a mass rape mid-April in Wameli village in the province of South Kivu. During the night of April 15, members of a local militia raped several women in the latest upsurge of violence in the region.
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This post gives us the opportunity to highlight once again, the brave work and commitment of Denis Mukwege and all the people working at the Panzi Hospital who are saving lives everyday, risking theirs.
