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Replying to @elizabethflahert84 Hundreds of thousands of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been raped as a result of armed groups using sexual violence as a weapon of war. One woman tells the harrowing story of how she was raped by soldiers while washing clothes. There is an ever-growing list of conflict zones in which sexual violence has been reported globally this year. Acts of conflict-related sexual violence violate not only the physical and mental integrity of the victims but also breach international humanitarian law and human rights principles. The consequences extend beyond the immediate trauma, impacting individuals, families, communities and countries for years, even decades, afterward (United States Institute of Peace, 2023). From the documentary 'Soldiers Who Rape.'