Women In War Zones: Sexual Violence in the Congo

This is a great documentary film from 2009 on sexual violence in the Congo:

Women in War Zones Trailer from Greg Heller on Vimeo.

Class Action Lawsuit by Female Soldiers Against the Defense Department

It should come as no surprise to anyone that has followed the situation regarding women in the military that a class action lawsuit has been filed due to the inability of the U.S. military to effectively investigate and prosecute sexual assaults.I have written about this extensively in the past and while the lawsuit did not add much new information, it serves to highlight the ongoing callousness that is directed towards victims of sexual assault.

Here are my previous posts on the subject:

http://endviolencetoday.blogspot.com/2010/02/women-at-war-bbc-goes-in-depth.html

http://endviolencetoday.blogspot.com/2010/04/women-are-not-just-victims-different.html

http://endviolencetoday.blogspot.com/2010/01/peril-in-war-zones-sexual-abuse-by.html

V DAY and the City of Joy

V-Day in Conjunction with UNICEF local non-profits in the Congo have opened up a center in the Congo for women who have experienced sexual violence known as City of Joy. It just opened on February 4, 2011 See how they built it
here:

Building the City of Joy from V-Day Until the Violence Stops on Vimeo.

Visit the V-DAY Congo Campaign site for more information: http://drc.vday.org/