Are Women Truly Free? Ch. 2 – Gender-Based Violence in the Congo

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Are Women Truly Free? Ch. 2 – Gender-Based Violence in the Congo

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Aberdeen chapter. Sometimes referred to as the ‘rape capital of the world,’ the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces an ongoing issue of sexual and gender-based violence that disproportionately affects women and young girls. Burdened by decades of conflict, the violence in the DRC is deeply intertwined with the country’s political unrest and economic fragility.  Gender-based …