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Stop Rape and Other Violence Against Women in War-torn Democratic Republic of Congo
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: CARE
The epidemic of rape and sexual violence in the war-torn country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a humanitarian catastrophe.
The urgency of the crisis cannot be overstated.
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Armed groups are effectively using sexual violence as a weapon of war and destruction, inflicting grievous physical, psychological and social harm on women, children and entire communities.
The physical and emotional harm these women and girls face is staggering, and they rarely find the medical and psychological care they so desperately need. While the perpetrators of these horrific crimes move with impunity to their next victims, whole communities live in constant fear of the next wave of violence.
The International Violence Against Women Act (S.2279) would significantly increase U.S. commitment to ending gender-based violence in the DRC and around the world. By passing the IVAWA, we will take a significant step toward addressing this type of violence in the DRC and other crisis regions around the world.
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We signed the “Stop Rape and Other Violence Against Women in War-torn Democratic Republic of Congo” petition!
# 200:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Ginnie Taylor, Connecticut
# 199:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Andrea Johnson, Illinois
# 198:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Ken Kuta, California
# 197:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Helen Lemay, New York
# 196:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Lynn Houston, Florida
# 195:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Jay Buckley, Florida
# 194:
8:24 am PST, Dec 1,
Jacklyn Barton, Missouri
# 193:
8:23 am PST, Dec 1,
Jeralyn Boland, New Mexico
# 192:
8:23 am PST, Dec 1,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 191:
8:22 am PST, Dec 1,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 190:
8:22 am PST, Dec 1,
DJ Miller, California
# 189:
8:21 am PST, Dec 1,
Treida Malkemus, Indiana
# 188:
8:17 am PST, Dec 1,
Heather Hay, Canada
The violence against women must be stopped!!!! If Congress was 90% women representing the voice os women, I propose that action would be taken quickly on behalf of battered and tortured women. Do the right thing NOW - speak up for the women of the Congo and take action!
The violence against women must be stopped!!!! If Congress was 90% women representing the voice os women, I propose that action would be taken quickly on behalf of battered and tortured women. Do the right thing NOW - speak up for the women of the Congo and take action!
# 187:
8:12 am PST, Dec 1,
C.C. Schenk, North Carolina
# 186:
7:59 am PST, Dec 1,
Scott Morrow, Nevada
When baby girls are being brutilized you would think someone would do something. But in this world females are expendable at a much higher rate than the rest of us peons.
When baby girls are being brutilized you would think someone would do something. But in this world females are expendable at a much higher rate than the rest of us peons.
# 185:
7:53 am PST, Dec 1,
Miguel Tapia, Florida
# 184:
7:49 am PST, Dec 1,
Krista Shepard, Texas
# 183:
7:48 am PST, Dec 1,
Venessa Hughes, New York
# 182:
7:45 am PST, Dec 1,
SCOTT AMUNDSON, California
# 181:
7:43 am PST, Dec 1,
Regina Marino, Connecticut
# 180:
7:39 am PST, Dec 1,
Neha Malik, Australia
# 179:
7:28 am PST, Dec 1,
Rajashekhar Chava, Pennsylvania
# 178:
7:27 am PST, Dec 1,
Maria Martinez, Florida
# 177:
7:14 am PST, Dec 1,
Brad Miller, Kansas
Please help! Pass the IVAWA!
Please help! Pass the IVAWA!
# 176:
7:13 am PST, Dec 1,
Gary Epps, United Kingdom
# 175:
7:11 am PST, Dec 1,
Jim Kielma, Arkansas
# 174:
7:10 am PST, Dec 1,
Pete Haddow, United Kingdom
# 173:
7:05 am PST, Dec 1,
Nok Aphiradee, Thailand
Take care for woman
Take care for woman
# 172:
7:00 am PST, Dec 1,
Susan Walker, California
# 171:
6:59 am PST, Dec 1,
Tahney Huiet, Pennsylvania
# 170:
6:56 am PST, Dec 1,
Doug Fallis, Montana
# 169:
6:44 am PST, Dec 1,
Linda Nakamura, California
# 168:
6:41 am PST, Dec 1,
Kim Harmon, Florida
# 167:
6:39 am PST, Dec 1,
D Anderson, North Carolina
# 166:
6:37 am PST, Dec 1,
Brenda Nichols, Vermont
We must work together all across the world for peace, tolerance and respect for all living things - -
We must work together all across the world for peace, tolerance and respect for all living things - -
# 165:
6:36 am PST, Dec 1,
Rebecca Bute, Connecticut
# 164:
6:34 am PST, Dec 1,
Cliff Koblin, New Jersey
# 163:
6:19 am PST, Dec 1,
Ellen Van Looy, Belgium
# 162:
6:14 am PST, Dec 1,
Katherine Cadury, Switzerland
# 161:
5:57 am PST, Dec 1,
Harriet Roberts, Florida
# 160:
5:44 am PST, Dec 1,
Caitriona Fogarty, Ireland
Violence against women deprives women of their basic human rights,aswell as creating the most deplorable conditions for them to live their live.This must be stoped above all else.
Violence against women deprives women of their basic human rights,aswell as creating the most deplorable conditions for them to live their live.This must be stoped above all else.
# 159:
5:41 am PST, Dec 1,
Joseph O'Brien, New Jersey
# 158:
5:41 am PST, Dec 1,
Tawny Ridnell, North Carolina
# 157:
5:37 am PST, Dec 1,
Elaine Secondo, Connecticut
# 156:
5:30 am PST, Dec 1,
Alice Reisfeld, Brazil
# 155:
5:27 am PST, Dec 1,
Irena Urankar, Slovenia
Anyone who intentionaly like this harms women and children is a weakling. It's just sick.
Anyone who intentionaly like this harms women and children is a weakling. It's just sick.
# 154:
5:26 am PST, Dec 1,
Franziska Eber, Germany
# 153:
5:22 am PST, Dec 1,
Christina Spiegeland, Florida
# 152:
5:21 am PST, Dec 1,
Jennifer Martino, Spain
# 151:
5:10 am PST, Dec 1,
Marina Allan, United Kingdom
Please , please help to stop all the Violence on children , women and on other man too.
Please , please help to stop all the Violence on children , women and on other man too.