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Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource Campaign: Stephen Lewis Interview on WHYY Radio on The War On Women in East Congo


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WHYY Radio
10/10/2007

The war on women in east Congo.

The sexual violence towards women in an area that borders Rwanda has been called the worst in the world by a top United Nation's official. To get a better understanding of why we're seeing an escalation in violence and what's being done to help the victims, WHYY Radio talks with CHRISTINE KARUMBA, who was born in the Democratic Republican of Congo (DRC) and is now the country director there for Women for Women International. She is currently visiting the United States. Also hear from STEPHEN LEWIS, who is a former United Nations Envoy on Aids in Africa, is calling for the creation of a UN Women’s Agency to devise a plan to stop the violence in eastern Congo

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