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19.03.2008 Women's rights advocates shed light on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- in some villages as many as 90 percent of women have been raped -- and explain how local women leaders are fighting back.

13.03.2008 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, "women and girls are victims of rape on a scale never seen before." This collection of photos shows survivors recovering and rebuilding their lives with the help of an international refugee agency.

10.03.2008 Indigenous rights activists have embarked on a three-month campaign to free enslaved indigenous people in the Democratic Republic of Congo by meeting with and educating -- as opposed to 'shaming and denouncing' -- slave owners.

05.03.2008 The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week.
From: Human Rights Watch

14.02.2008 A journalist invokes scenes from her recent visit to a rural hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo before delving into the grossly underreported disparities between the American "Health Care World of Plenty" and the DRC's "Health Care World of Want."

08.02.2008 The International Criminal Court has arrested Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, a high ranking member of a militia group that committed crimes against humanity in northeastern DRC and the third war crimes suspect from this country to be taken into custody in the Hague.
From: Human Rights Watch

05.02.2008 A powerful earthquake hit the border shared by Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo this Sunday, killing at least 33 people and injuring approximately 400.

05.02.2008 The announcement of the world's second largest internationally recognised and protected wetlands reserve in the Congo gets a thumbs-up from a leading environmental group "as a clear sign of the world’s increasing interest in the green heart of Africa."

26.01.2008 NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of armed conflict fueled predominantly by the world's thirst for gold and diamonds.

25.01.2008 Peace may finally come to the war-weary Democratic Republic of Congo as the government recently reached an agreement with the armed rebels to halt violence after extensive negotiations in the Kivu regions, says the UN.

22.01.2008 As women suffer the horrific consequences of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one Congolese and one American women are helping to stem the violence and support its victims.

22.01.2008 Conflict and its effects have killed an estimated 5.4 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1998 and continue to kill up to 45,000 a month - the deadliest conflict since the Second World War, according to a major survey released today.

09.01.2008 Marred by President Joseph Kabila's absence, as well as ongoing violence and alleged government links with the armed rebels in the Kivus, the Congo peace conference is off to a bad start, reports a regional news source.
From: The New Times (Kigali)

08.01.2008 The deadly Ebola virus outbreak that struck the Democratic Republic of Congo last year prompted aid agencies to provide emergency assistance. Travel through the affected region with a humanitarian organization as they offer logistical support, supplies, and health training.

17.12.2007 Renewed fighting between army troops and rebel forces in the eastern province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is worsening displacement among civilians in the area and leading to forced recruitment of displaced people, including children, as fighters.

06.12.2007 The discovery of the mineral coltan -- essential for mobile phones -- in a remote region of Congo has been a mixed blessing, say Ben Rawlence and Uma Ramiah.
From: Prospect

02.12.2007 A campaign featuring conferences, workshops, and marches seeks to highlight and curb the widespread incidence of sexual violence in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Repbulic of Congo.

25.11.2007 Fighting between rebels and government army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continued for a third day on Friday driving hundreds of families from their homes.

15.11.2007 As fighting has increased in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so has the frequency of rape -- to the point that many women feel safer sleeping in the forest than spending nights in their own homes.

02.11.2007 As natural disasters ravish the Caribbean and Central Africa, the United Nations has announced the launch of a new office that will use space technology to reduce and prevent disasters around the world.