The destruction of women and girls through systematic sexual violence in the democratic republic of Congo : a multifaceted political and social examination

<p>In 1994, extremist Hutu rebels crossed into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo), then named Zaire, after committing genocide in their native Rwanda. Their violent presence destabilized the region and led to two wars in the Congo between 1996 to 2003 and continued violence that...

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Main Author: Manning, Rachel
Other Authors: Steeves, Jeffrey S.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2008
Subjects:
DRC
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-11212008-035106/