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The disgrace that remains

Raped women in eastern Congo struggle to lead a dignified life with their children.

Raped women and their children in eastern Congo

Raped woman with husband and child ©Bettina Flitner/missio

While the world looks to Ukraine and the Middle East, to Donald Trump, Elon Musk and, most recently, to Germany, the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is once again sinking into a nightmare. The M23 “rebels” are marauding again. They murder, loot and rape – and have been doing so for three decades. More here.

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