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Conflict-displaced women facing growing risk of sexual violence in eastern DRC
A report states that sexual violence against women is prevalent in areas gripped by armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and that perpetrators are not only soldiers or armed rebels.
Categories: geopolitics-and-conflicts
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 4/10
- Geographic reach
- 3/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 5/10
- Positivity
- 1/10
- Urgency
- 4/10
Why it matters
The source highlights a growing risk and prevalence of sexual violence affecting conflict-displaced women in eastern DRC and notes a broader range of perpetrators than only combatants.

