DR Congo: activists slam global indifferance to world's biggest "rape mine..."

International lust for the enormous mineral and resource riches of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) abetted by international indifference has turned much of country into a colossal "rape mine" where more than 300,000 women and girls have been brutalised, say activists.

"Rape is being used as a deliberate tool to control people and territory," said Eve Ensler, a celebrated U.S. playwright and founder of V-Day, a global movement in 120 countries to end violence against women and girls.

"The rapes are systematic, horrific and often involve bands of rebels infected with HIV/AIDS," Ensler, who recently returned from the DRC, told IPS. More...

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