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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!
# 29,100:
10:04 am PDT, Apr 10,
Hollye Hicks, Texas
# 29,099:
9:51 am PDT, Apr 10,
Wendy Thorp, Arizona
# 29,098:
5:41 am PDT, Apr 10,
K-M Ahtiala, Finland
# 29,097:
5:27 am PDT, Apr 10,
LUKE TREMAINE, United Kingdom
i think it should be stopped because it has been going on to long and people need to prevent this from happening
i think it should be stopped because it has been going on to long and people need to prevent this from happening
# 29,096:
11:52 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Amanda Cunningham, France
# 29,095:
8:51 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Argyris Tsementzis, Guam
# 29,094:
5:51 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Alison Morris, West Virginia
I am watching a program on HBO detailing the violence against women in the Congo...I have never been so horrified and angry that such horrific acts are taking place in our world! And we (America) are doing nothing about it.....we are spending our time worrying about Baseball players taking drugs and Hillary stretching the truth or Obama being half black............clearly there are bigger things in this world we should all be focusing our time on.
I am watching a program on HBO detailing the violence against women in the Congo...I have never been so horrified and angry that such horrific acts are taking place in our world! And we (America) are doing nothing about it.....we are spending our time worrying about Baseball players taking drugs and Hillary stretching the truth or Obama being half black............clearly there are bigger things in this world we should all be focusing our time on.
# 29,093:
4:33 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 29,092:
3:50 pm PDT, Apr 9,
Lisa Matejczuk, California
# 29,091:
8:27 am PDT, Apr 9,
Karene Marsault, France
# 29,090:
7:25 am PDT, Apr 9,
Krissanne Harbison, Florida
# 29,089:
6:24 am PDT, Apr 9,
Kathleen S Pearce, Utah
# 29,088:
4:46 am PDT, Apr 9,
Jake Taylor, Nevada
# 29,087:
7:21 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Izdihar Mohammed, Georgia
# 29,086:
2:27 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Emma Fiske-Dobell, New York
I've never heard stories of such brutality. What a horror; it hurts to imagine what these women and girls have to fear, what they have been through. Please, please take action against this serious issue.
I've never heard stories of such brutality. What a horror; it hurts to imagine what these women and girls have to fear, what they have been through. Please, please take action against this serious issue.
# 29,085:
12:47 pm PDT, Apr 8,
Mary Olmstead, Illinois
# 29,084:
11:41 am PDT, Apr 8,
Lynne Smith, Alabama
# 29,083:
10:01 am PDT, Apr 8,
Bruna De Goes, California
# 29,082:
8:23 am PDT, Apr 8,
Barbara Carter, Arkansas
Rape of any kind is terribley wrong
Rape of any kind is terribley wrong
# 29,081:
1:32 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Thorisa Thorangkoon Yap, California
# 29,080:
1:17 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Angela Boss, Canada
# 29,079:
1:05 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Christine Ferguson, California
Think about it! Would you want these inhumane atrocities to happen to your female loved ones in your life? Imagine for a moment...your mother, your sister, your daughter, your wife being brutally raped and left for dead in their own innocent blood!
Think about it! Would you want these inhumane atrocities to happen to your female loved ones in your life? Imagine for a moment...your mother, your sister, your daughter, your wife being brutally raped and left for dead in their own innocent blood!
# 29,078:
12:48 pm PDT, Apr 7,
Mels Whe, Vermont
# 29,077:
9:52 am PDT, Apr 7,
Debbie Butz, Illinois
# 29,076:
9:35 am PDT, Apr 7,
Name not displayed, California
# 29,075:
7:15 am PDT, Apr 7,
Olga Kaya, South Carolina
# 29,074:
6:07 am PDT, Apr 7,
Elissa Weindling, New York
Help us to tell the Congo that women are not second (or third) class citizens. Protect them and their children from the effects of abuse.
Help us to tell the Congo that women are not second (or third) class citizens. Protect them and their children from the effects of abuse.
# 29,073:
1:15 am PDT, Apr 7,
Mick G, Australia
# 29,072:
11:35 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Robyn MacDonald, Australia
# 29,071:
4:31 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Gerard Zaratan, California
# 29,070:
2:42 pm PDT, Apr 6,
Marni Linton, Canada
# 29,069:
11:59 am PDT, Apr 6,
Jenna Urbanski, Canada
Because before you know it it'll be to late.
Because before you know it it'll be to late.
# 29,068:
9:30 am PDT, Apr 6,
Marguerite Mannix, Texas
# 29,067:
8:07 am PDT, Apr 6,
Shara Cain, Mississippi
this is sickening with what is being done t these women & young girls! they have to live in constant fear of being raped,beaten & killed daily, we need you to ste in and help them now !!
this is sickening with what is being done t these women & young girls! they have to live in constant fear of being raped,beaten & killed daily, we need you to ste in and help them now !!
# 29,066:
3:47 am PDT, Apr 6,
Stevie Miles, New Zealand
imagine just one of these women is your Mother, Sister, Daughter, Auntie, Cousin or friend. would you then sit back and do absolutely nothing?
imagine just one of these women is your Mother, Sister, Daughter, Auntie, Cousin or friend. would you then sit back and do absolutely nothing?
# 29,065:
9:12 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Ingrid Hess, Germany
# 29,064:
7:08 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Stephie Diamond, Canada
# 29,063:
6:49 pm PDT, Apr 5,
Shawn Williamson, California
# 29,062:
11:56 am PDT, Apr 5,
Sarah Coombes, Ireland
it is unfair to exploit women to sexual violence in this day and age and it must be stopped
it is unfair to exploit women to sexual violence in this day and age and it must be stopped
# 29,061:
10:06 am PDT, Apr 5,
Liz Helenchild, California
# 29,060:
6:05 am PDT, Apr 5,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 29,059:
2:54 am PDT, Apr 5,
Petar SCHRINER, California
Well im just Petar. but i belive something. i belive in chang and that only comes from those who belive in it. think about it. they dont choose ot live where they are. Think about it. you can change it. you can save a broken life. you can have the opportunity to put a smile on someone face. dont need to sit.when you have the power to help another. I would do anything i could. just the thought of someone smiling. being happy. ide give my heart. make a diffrence :]
Well im just Petar. but i belive something. i belive in chang and that only comes from those who belive in it. think about it. they dont choose ot live where they are. Think about it. you can change it. you can save a broken life. you can have the opportunity to put a smile on someone face. dont need to sit.when you have the power to help another. I would do anything i could. just the thought of someone smiling. being happy. ide give my heart. make a diffrence :]
# 29,058:
6:18 pm PDT, Apr 4,
Alyssa Sauls, New Jersey
# 29,057:
9:49 am PDT, Apr 4,
Jeff Pearson, Arizona
# 29,056:
8:14 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Sarina Walczynski, Illinois
# 29,055:
5:47 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Donna Cobb, Wisconsin
# 29,054:
5:38 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Christine Pearson, Arizona
# 29,053:
1:57 pm PDT, Apr 3,
Druid Godmother, Tennessee
# 29,052:
8:18 pm PDT, Apr 2,
Dannielle Philipson, Canada
The only thing worse than the pain and fear that these women continue to endure is the knowledge that those people in a position to stop this continue to turn a blind eye to them.
The only thing worse than the pain and fear that these women continue to endure is the knowledge that those people in a position to stop this continue to turn a blind eye to them.
# 29,051:
8:01 pm PDT, Apr 2,
Bev Parisian, Canada