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Aftermath of a Mass Rape in Congo

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Soldier in the Congolese Army. Image by Fiona Lloyd-Davies. DRC, 2013.
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With suffering in Congo unabated, a series of multimedia projects examines a ‘conflict-free’ tin...

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Last November, hundreds of women and children were raped in Minova, on the shores of Lake Kivu, by soldiers from the Congolese national army.

As the G8 debates ways to prevent sexual violence in the DRC, photographer Fiona Lloyd-Davies gained unprecedented access to the town.

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