Women in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are calling on President Barack Obama to lend resources and

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Burundian society has long been accustomed to domestic and sexual violence.

“I was raped during the war by three men.

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No serious discussion on the advancement of women's rights in the 21st century can ignore the plight of Somali women.

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The girl's voice dropped to a hush as she remembered the bright, sunny afternoon when she stepped out of her hut and

Wartime rape is a persistent and brutal aspect of conflict, whether during or in the aftermath of hostilities.