Day: July 19, 2015

THE FORGOTTEN FRONTLINE: WOMEN AT WAR: SYRIA

While civil war has destroyed Syria and dominated the news, there is a noteworthy aspect of the conflict that has gone mostly unreported: the dilemma of women and girls who take the flak of the war. They are bearing the greatest burden, yet their voices and stories are often left

The Organization for World Peace July 19, 2015

Rape as a weapon of war: Democratic Republic of Congo

A 70 year old woman recounts her ordeal as being a rape victim in the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo. She says at the time of the incident, she was actually living in the bushes for fear of her life and hiding from the war. One day however while

The Organization for World Peace July 19, 2015