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__**Women in Congo get Raped**__

These two articles were about rape, and sexual violence towards women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (DCR). Focusing on specific women in the eastern DCR, these women were raped by men in uniform, but rape was not used as a form of pleasure for the military men. No, rape was used as a weapon for war, and these women were also raped in public. Mostly women were raped, due to the fact women held some position in the community, and if some soldier(s) were to rape that women in public, it would shock and traumatize the community and the next community, thus giving power.

Sources: NY TIMES [] BBC: [] [] []

One article states that, the brutality of these crimes should be stopped, more than thousands of women in the DCR are raped, or has been a victim of a rape crime. The severity and the chaos in the country is monstrous, and more women are constantly being raped because of the power it gives. The other article tells many excerpts from these woman's lives, one in particular telling that men in her own village that were in power to protect the village, had raped her. She does not know how these men can go unpunished, and yet they remained unpunished. In DCR, it actually seems to be the norm for a young woman to be raped. Thinking about this, it is inhumane yes, but the rape chances are actually so high, parents of whomever do not think worry about their child or kids (teenagers included) getting raped, but rather when. Due to the fact that so many women get raped in the DCR, the chances of a women not getting raped is rather slim. I believe that NY TIMES puts a lot more emotion into their article then BBC, in which BBC gives more factual details. Personally, I recommend both these sources, because of the cold harsh facts these sources give.