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War Against Women

August 19, 2008 11:31 AM

The civil war in Congo is an ethnic conflict, but gender has become a crucial factor, too, as women are bearing the brunt of one of the horrible weapons used in the war: rape. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

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by Laxmilimbu November 11, 2009 8:07 AM EST
One of the hineous crime against women. Thank you CNN for bringing out such stuff. I hope there would be such relief program to over come from such pain. My thoughts will be with suffers.Teach them and there is hope.
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by RAINN01 July 23, 2009 11:15 AM EDT
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by herb_neu August 18, 2008 8:41 PM EDT
Other governments are supporting this "war". When will civilization grow up to prohibit sending weapons and training to countries and governments that care little about their people? Power and greed must are insane manifestations.
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by duly3 August 18, 2008 3:13 AM EDT
Run this program with more solutions.
UN should help out more and teach us how to help too.
Empowering women, will be the right track,
full power of the country as soon as possible. Many
men there only proved to run away instead of supporting their raped wife. They should have endured it too, but I wasn''t there, so I shouldn''t be rude and have judge, I guess.
this is all very delicate, the mind has so much power.
It shuold be used for good.
I hope this gets resolved. And " PlEASE" That
women are encourage too be their own protector & officialy trained as soldiers , to be their own guardians of themselves and their villages. Start or continue their own Government, wether it is Dictated or Independently, but Ran by Women this time. Full power.
Thank you
There are more people there, they do can protect each other.
Who could teach them..... to be soldiers?
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by duly3 August 18, 2008 3:12 AM EDT
I care, Please continue your coverage on this issues, till solutions are created, do not stop. Congo, has been disturbed and broken for more than a decade,
yes, but a country without,a active government , education, A WILL to have a Constitution, to avid by the laws..... ends up in even more corruption. Women always getting hurt without an age limit.
How do you protect? How do you stop fear? How do you help?
You build.
build a better Truer Government.
Women should be tought to be soldiers there, and god knows I am pacifist.
But this women have ENDURANCE, they proof themselves haven''t they.
It is time to teach them too, self defense.
I saw my childs eye right now, wanting to help.
fearing he may want to be a soldier,I am, fearful but at the same time understanding,
I ask myself, this is reality. To bE Broken in order to accept. In this moment I am Accepting how important soldiers are needed, who avid by the law and with hearth to help people.
This families cannot Run forever. As We see here This women and families going to camps in where they are being, attacked too.
Teach Educate Give HOPE
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