Alarming Increase in Gender-Based Violence in North Kivu: Women’s Plight in the Midst of Conflict
In North Kivu, the ongoing conflict involving the M23 and various armed groups has inflicted a disproportionate impact on women and girls. Shocking reports reveal that M23 fighters and other armed groups have carried out dozens of rapes, both inside and outside displacement sites, as well as in areas beyond the camps. The situation has…