Dr. Denis Mukwege, Director and Founder of Panzi hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and V-Day Founder and playwright Eve Ensler are in the United States raising awareness about the war on women in the Congo through V-Day’s TURNING PAIN TO POWER Tour.
The tour is part of the V-Day and UNICEF global campaign: [...]
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Eve Ensler and Dr. Denis Mukwege raise awareness on war on women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Posted in Democratic Republic of the Congo, violence against women, tagged coltan, Congo, Dr. Denis Mukwege, DRC, Eve Ensler, Panzi Hospital, V-Day, violence against women, war against women on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ending Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Posted in Democratic Republic of the Congo, violence against women, tagged DRC Congo, Panzi Hospital, Stephen Lewis, vday, violence against women on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Terrible, unspeakable things are being done to women in the Congo.
They live in fear of being violated, tortured, mutilated, and infected with HIV. ”
- Stephen Lewis
I recently attended an incredibly powerful event in Toronto called “Ending Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo” with Stephen Lewis (Stephen Lewis Foundation and Aids-Free World), Dr. [...]
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