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Weapon of war : confessions of rape in Congo /

Wherever war breaks out, men with guns rape. Nowhere in the world reached sexual violence a scale and level of brutality as in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During the decades of conflict possibly hundreds of thousands of women and girls were systematically raped and the figure still rises.In We...

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Other Authors:	Velzen, Ilse van, 1980- (Director, Producer), Velzen, Femke van, 1980- (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	French Swahili
Language Notes:	In French and Swahili with English subtitles.
Published:	[Tel Aviv, Israel] : Film Platform, 2009.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Rape as a weapon of war > Congo (Democratic Republic) Women > Crimes against > Congo (Democratic Republic) Rape > Congo (Democratic Republic) Sex crimes > Congo (Democratic Republic) Congo (Democratic Republic) Viol comme arme de guerre > Congo (République démocratique) Femmes > Crimes contre > Congo (République démocratique) Violence sexuelle > Congo (République démocratique) Rape Rape as a weapon of war Sex crimes Women > Crimes against documentary film. Documentary films Nonfiction films Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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