In the remote, war-torn regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a survivor recounts the brutal assault that defines her life. It’s a memory she can neither outrun nor silence. “One day, when we went out to look for firewood in the bush, we fell into the hands of armed, hooded men who raped us,” she recalls. “We had no one to come to our aid, even though we screamed in the bush! When I got home, I remained calm and did not talk to anyone. I decided not to go to the hospital because I was afraid and ashamed.”
This harrowing testimony, gathered in 2024, illustrates the ongoing, often overlooked epidemic of sexual violence in conflict zones. It is a global crisis that has garnered alarming but insufficient attention.
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