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2. Access to Social Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Situation www.wgnrr.org

3. Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights is a network of 2000 autonomous organisations and individuals in 157 countries that since 1984 aims to achieve and support reproductive and sexual health and rights (RSHR) for women www.wgnrr.org

4. Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights is a network of 2000 autonomous organisations and individuals in 157 countries that since 1984 aims to achieve and support reproductive and sexual health and rights (RSHR) for women www.wgnrr.org

5. The DRC: Women in Conflict Situation • The DRC is situated in the middle of Sub-Saharan Africa • 9 neighboring countries: Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Sudan, Rep. DRC • Land scale is 2345000 km • Population: 60 million, 52% women • Diverse natural resources

6. The Conflict History • The conflict source of the army ,the population is poor living under 1$ a day . • The countries has more conflicts in many areas since independence time (sixties) until today the woman and the children

7. Women in Conflict • Most common form of violence toward women is rape (group or individual) • There is a law against that but those people who are committing that are unpunished and we can not report them the victim can’t get benefit or to be paid for all damage committed against them women and children • Other forms of violence include: • taking out or cutting the breast introducing anything in the sex • Sexual slavery

8. Results of Violence • Exodus of population, and increased poverty among women • The women working more than her capacity • The transmission of sexual diseases most often HIV/AIDS • Undesired pregnancy and unwanted births • Vaginal Traumatism • The destruction of vaginal part between the ass and the vagina there is liquid liking mixed affect the women • Psychological harm

9. Evidence • Statistics show that in 2006 12000 cases of rape in 2007 only in Kinshasa hospital St. Joseph 327cases, • in January 2008 clinic Court the RAF in Kinshasa 15 cases in January and 5 cases clinics court of FORFEM. • Some of the hospital take care of the victims of UNFPA is the the leader fighting sexual violence • The KIT PEP (niverapine and the tablet) is the medicine provided to avoid pregnancy and HIV/AIDS given to the victims of rape under 72 hours

10. The Work of NGOs • FORUM OF WOMEN WORKING IN THE NETWORK WOMEN ACTION IN DRC • Since 1996 the campaign of 16 days fighting violence against the women is leaded by R.A.F until today it allow and help for knowing and the consistent of different type of violence • The network is national since 2006 is leaded by Mrs. Josephine Ngalula Kabeya and the provincial coordination

11. FORFEM • Steps of Action: • 1st Sensibilisation, Advocacy • 2nd Working in the clinic court • 3rd Evaluation • Our clinics is operated by psychologists, sociologists, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and the nurses at St. Joseph Hospital in Nganda. • When the arrive the express themselves their experiences up to the case which are dealing with the victims get medical orientation hospital • After after the medical orientation the victims are supported by the law for the atrocity committed against them.

12. Advocacy • The victims describe in the clinic court explain to benefit on psychosocial economic court and medico sanitary • Advocacy • Some times the descriptions is made by individual • The advocacy allow the promulgation of the the law and the implication of authority • Some of the violence the person who committed crime are unpunished because of violence is limited.

13. Legal Remedies • Our lawyers are free of charge for any victim • Problem with justice fees, we often collect money ourselves to help cover these fees but it is not enough. • The support economic is made shy because there is no resources to support the activities who is generating benefit of the victims in the hospital <DOCKS> in goma it offering base on the making of basket. • The clinic court offering those services free of charge .for the victim the main director of that serious full of compassion discretion and straight forward discipline and do not involve in such crime or atrocity

14. Evaluation • The women victim of violence since the conflicts describe some times but some of many still quiet because they are afraid of threatening of the politicians through their message on the media some discouraging they don’t see and feel the impact of fighting crime or atrocity • The sensibilisation of defending his direction of authority his based on reporting in place where the evaluation is growing in the case of sex violence for all the provinces the conflict is every where that why the exodus of the population

15. Conclusion • NGO’s are working hard to provide support to victims – both medically and emotionally • The protection of victims person who works in that it necessary <FORFEN> ANNONCE FOR SUPPORTING IN THAT WORK IS IMPORTANT • The women of DRC affected by the army conflict in all the provinces • The research can help us to unit the data base create bank of data on sexual violence • Help for those who is involve victim and support RAF AND FORFEN.

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