Women and children traumatized by civil war. In the Twentieth Century alone an estimated two hundred Million People were killed in wars more exact figures are hard to come by partly because of the chaos surrounding conflicts what is clear is that the proportion of civilian deaths has risen dramatically in one hundred years. In the First World War civilian deaths accounted for just five percent of all fake tallaght. Today that figure is more like ninety percent. And the instrumentalist Sexual Assault of women has become a common feature of many conflicts too. Thats the case in eastern parts of the democratic republic of congo their militias have terrorized civilian populations for decades according to one study. Over a thousand women are raped there every day. The city of bukavu on the banks of lake kivu looks tranquil but in eastern congo scenes like this can be deceiving in this conflict zone rape has been systematically used as a weapon of war. The worst thing was that they treated u
a thousand women are raped there every day. the city of bukavu on the banks of lake kivu looks tranquil but in eastern congo scenes like this can be deceiving in this conflict zone rape has been systematically used as a weapon of war. the worst thing was that they treated us like animals. it wasn t just one minute zing me it was all of them it was so painful they beaters and abused as like cattle my family had stayed behind which was awful. my children were suffering at home while i was being raised here in the forest with the few. close women have suffered the same way that francine sinead did to have my mom and penzias a trauma therapist who frequently travels to the villages around to help survivors of mass rape. the roads are in poor condition their region has been destroyed by