Fighting in Eastern DRC Is Worsening Gender-Based Violence Against Women

While the conflict has been raging again for more than three months in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cases of rape seem to be increasing. The U.S. weekly, Christian Science Monitor, went to a women's shelter run by Jeanne Nacatche Banyere, who bitterly notes that history continues to repeat itself.

Fighting in eastern DRC is worsening gender-based violence against women

Civilians caught in a devastating humanitarian crisis involving sexual and gender-based violence COMMENT | ANNIE BUNTING & HEATHER TASKER | In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance and control in eastern DRC, in defiance of ceasefire agreements, has terrorized communities and led to mass displacement. More t…

UN Agency Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Response in DR Congo

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised concerns about the worsening security and humanitarian conditions in Lubero territory in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A recent report from UNOCHA reveals that armed individuals perpetrated at least 32 instances of rape in the village of Vuhato, located in the Kayna health zone. The report from recent months indicates that on April 9 and 10, vi…

Sexual Violence Surges Nearly 700% in Eastern DR Congo Amid Escalating Conflict – ActionAid

ActionAid has sounded the alarm over a shocking surge in sexual violence against women and girls in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with reported cases rising by nearly 700% in March 2025 alone as armed conflict escalates in the region. Between March and April, ActionAid’s protection teams recorded 381 cases of sexual violence in the provinces of North and South Kivu — nearly half the total number of cases reported throughout the who…