Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, raged against his community, international NGOs, the government and Congolese men—all of whom in his view do nothing to prevent the […]
Author: Diana Buckhantz
A True Hero
The word “hero” is used far too often today. It seems as though we bandy the word around for actions that should be considered normal human behavior. In my travels […]
Rape as a Weapon of War: What Happens to Pregnant Survivors?
The war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is formally over, but women and girls remain targets for violence. Still today, all warring parties in Congo routinely use sexual […]
Where Women Fill More Than 50 Percent of Government Seats
We always talk about the fact that in order to really change attitudes and behavior towards women and to correct gender inequity in Congo, there need to be women leaders. […]
Fighting Back Against Rape in War
“Sexual violence.” We hear these two words over and over in Congo. They have become a part of the vernacular—and in many ways are a symptom of a highly traumatized […]
Congo’s Women Turn from Atrocities to Hope
Part 3 of a series … Rosine is 15 years old and intends to be the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo one day. In fact, she already […]
Rape Crisis in Congo: Impunity for Men Must Stop
She was raped by a man claiming to be a pastor. He was newly arrived in her village, so when that she felt she needed help with her husband and […]
Solar Cookers and Darfuri Women’s Empowerment
The author, a board member of Jewish World Watch–which fights genocide and mass atrocities worldwide–is currently at the Farchana refugee camp in eastern Chad, home to approximately 25,000 Darfuri refugees. […]