Rape in the Congo Photo Gallery

A young mother and her baby during the congolese war.

**ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 15** Zamuda Sikujuwa, 53, seen at her temporary home in Goma, Congo, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, was raped in 2003 by soldiers who killed her husband and two children. Rape has been used as a brutal weapon of war in Congo, where

Children stand at there house outside the small village of Walikale, Congo, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Hundreds of woman and children have been victims of rape and murder in Congo, by rebel troops. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

An unidentified Rwandan rebel carries a machine gun some 20 kilometers from the town of Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005. The Rwandans shopping in a Congolese market say they want to live peacefully alongside Congolese villager

A woman carries a child and food stuff on a main road outside the small village of Walikale, Congo, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. According to aid workers, crimes like rape have been used as a brutal weapon of war in Congo, where conflicts based on tribal li

Congo troops provide security for villagers on the outskirts of Walikale, Congo, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, where violence in this corner of Congo is reported to be spiraling out of control. Some hundreds of victims of a mass gang-rape has drawn internationa

Two malnourished children rest at a local hospital in the small village of Walikale, Congo, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. First the rebel soldiers told residents of the villages in the mineral-rich eastern Congo not to worry. They were just there for a rest and

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2008 file photo, a Congolese government soldier (FARDC) stands guard by a UN truck at the Kibati checkpoint north of Goma, eastern Congo. U.N. peacekeepers deployed to Congo more than a decade ago after civil war drew in troops fro

** CORRECTS DAY IN DATE ** Cecile Mulolo a psychologist stands outside the Panzi General Hospital for rape victims in Eastern Congo close to the town of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, June. 11, 2005. In Congo, for those who manage to su

** CORRECTS DAY IN DATE ** Patients, some recovering from surgery, in the Panzi General Hospital for rape victims in Eastern Congo close to the town of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, June. 11, 2005. In Congo, for those who manage to sur

A young mother and her baby during the Congolese war.