Justice for Rape Victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Pete Muller / AP
Portrait No. 6
This was the highest-profile sexual-violence case ever tried in the Central African country, and it brought a landmark verdict in a nation where thousands are believed to be raped each year by soldiers and militia groups that often go unpunished.
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