An excellent response to Invisible Children by Ugandan blogger Rosebell and very pertinant for her to speak on this International Women’s Day.
The blood that feeds the heart of DRC’s conflict.
July 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Turning pain to power: City of Joy in Bukavu
June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Eve Ensler [V-Day founder] and Congolese Activist Christine Schuler Deschryver [director of V-Day Congo] discuss with Amy Goodman, the opening of the City of Joy in Bukavu which will be run by survivors of rape in the eastern Congo. The American Journal of Public Health published a report this month which estimates more than two [...]
Criminalising homosexuality in the DRC
November 8, 2010 By 12 Comments
The DRC parliament is presently debating proposed in the process of discussing legislation which will criminalise homosexuality. There are a number of major difference between the DRC Bill and legislation proposed in for example, Nigeria and Uganda which have proposed similar legislation. First the DRC does not presently have any laws on homosexuality and secondly [...]
Sange
July 10, 2010 By 6 Comments
Kimpa Vita – a profile of courage
July 2, 2010 By 8 Comments
Today is the anniversary of the death of Kimpa Vita who together with her baby (Kembo Dianzenza va Kintete) and her boyfriend, were burned to death on July 2nd 1706 by the Catholic church. I only just found out about Kimpa Vita – there is so much of our African and Diaspora history that is unknown [...]
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