Clinton Visits Eastern Congo, Pledges $17 Million To Combat Rape

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http://airamerica.com/blog/2009/aug/11/clinton-visits-eastern-congo-pledges-17-million-combat-rape


Hillary Clinton touched down in Goma in the Congo today--one of the epicenters of sexual violence--to pledge $17 million in aid to programs designed to bring an end to violence. But is it remotely enough?

The BBC reports that more than 3,500 women, according to UN estimates, have been raped so far this year. That's in addition to a recent uptick in sexual assaults committed against men reported by Jeffrey Gettleman in the New York Times, for which no reliable estimates are available. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands women have been raped by any of the various military, militia and paramilitary forces that have held the country hostage to violence for more than a decade. In 2008 alone, the UN registered 15,996 cases of sexual assault; the military, which tries its soldiers for any crimes committed in the military, provided 27 convictions. Human Rights Watch estimates that two-thirds of rape victims are underage.
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getting the men on board to stop the rapes is another problem.

thank you Hillary - its a start - hugs and kisses

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1. Thank you for posting this article.

It seems that there is no end to the corruption in Congo and no quick solutions to the problem. I have read that most of the rapes are committed by soldiers.

I sometimes despair about Africa, most of the continent is a disaster. It's afflicted by constant internal warfare, droughts, famine, genocide, an AIDS pandemic and much more.

:cry: