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HARDtalk - Eastern Congo

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From eastern Congo, HARDtalk looks at the fate of women in the world's worst conflict zone. In the words of one UN commander, women, not soldiers, have been the prime victims of fifteen years of conflict. In some villages two-thirds of women have experienced rape or sexual violence - why? Hardtalk hears the compelling testimony of two young women raped and brutalised by armed militia; and Stephen Sackur talks to the therapists and community activists trying to repair the damage done to eastern Congo's broken communities. The international community says protecting women must be a priority - but how can that rhetoric become reality?