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Congolese Rape Survivor Shares Nation's Struggles

In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rape is used a weapon between warring factions.

Honorata Kizende is a Congolese survivor of rape. She tells Farai Chideya about how violence against women is tearing at the very fabric of Congolese society.

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