Rape with Extreme Violence: The New Pathology in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Denis Mukengere Mukwege and Cathy Nangini

PLOS Medicine, 2009, vol. 6, issue 12, 1-5

Abstract: Cathy Nangini and Denis Mukwege describe their work at the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which treats women victims of rape with extreme violence that are often perpetrated at the hands of armed groups.

Date: 2009
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