News stories by Sucharita S.K. Varanasi

  1. OP-ED: Empowering DR Congo’s Sexual Violence Survivors by Enforcing Reparations

    - Inter Press Service

    BOSTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - Before a sexual violence survivor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has her day in court, she must surmount many obstacles. Poor or nonexistent roads and costly transportation may prevent her from going to a police station to report the crime, or to a hospital to receive treatment for the injuries sustained during the violence.

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