NAIROBI, 19. november 2008: Soaring insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears of a new wave of sexual violence in the Kivu region, which has been termed “the worst place in the world to be a woman” by aid workers.
During the first six months of 2008, there were more than 5,000 reported rape cases in the flashpoint province of North Kivu, according to data collected by doctors at health centres. The true figure is likely to be far higher, as women are too traumatised or afraid of stigma to seek help.
With the recent surge in fighting between the government army and rebels led by renegade general Laurent Nkunda, many more women – and some men – will likely have fallen victim to Congo’s notorious reputation for the use of rape as a weapon of war.
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