Jean Chung

Tears in the Congo: Survivors of Sexual Violence 2008~2014
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Victims of Sexual Violence in the DR Congo

Victims of sexual violence rest in a recovery room after the operations at Gesom Hospital, in Goma, North Kivu province, Monday, March 10, 2008. These women have “traumatic fistula” problem, which was caused by being punctured or cut by sharp objects by the offenders. The injury causes the urine leaking. Doctors operate fistula repair surgeries, then connect the plastic hoses to their urethras.

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Victims of sexual violence rest in a recovery room after the operations at Gesom Hospital, in Goma, North Kivu province, Monday, March 10, 2008. These women have “traumatic fistula” problem, which was caused by being punctured or cut by sharp objects by the offenders. The injury causes the urine leaking. Doctors operate fistula repair surgeries, then connect the plastic hoses to their urethras.