Very disturbing.
For years now, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marauding bands of soldiers and militias have been waging a war of rape and destruction against women. This sustained campaign of mind-bending atrocities, mostly in the eastern part of the country, has been one of the strategic tools in a wider war that has continued, with varying degrees of intensity, since the 1990s. Millions have been killed.
Not only the incredible suffering of the victims, but also the impact on the community…. destroying social ties in an effort to win military advantage. Unspeakable.