The Democratic Republic of Congo is locked in the grip of a harrowing decade-long war over some of the greatest natural riches in the world. Women have paid the highest price for this conflict. The militia have not only looted their homes and killed their families, they've mutilated their bodies by violent rape. Lisa Jackson's The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo documents the atrocities in the hope of raising global awareness. But this is no fly-on-the-wall documentary. Jackson's own history-as a young woman she was gang-raped in the USA-means she has a personal connection with the women.
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