Democratic Republic of Congo

Running for Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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by Kate Stence, Her Blueprint/International Museum of Women

November 30, 2011 - 12:54pm (Print)

This week, millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a war-ravaged African country, voted in their second ever presidential and parliamentary election. As Congolese (and Egyptians) cast votes, they speak out for all rights.

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Conservative Columnist Supports Family Planning as "Pro-Life"

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

August 30, 2011 - 9:09am (Print)

It's not often that I agree with Michael Gerson, the conservative former speech writer for President George H.W. Bush, advocate for abstinence-only policies in U.S. global AIDS programs, and columnist for the Washington Post.  Today, however, I am in near full-agreement with him on why a pro-choice position on a public health intervention is also pro-life in the real sense.

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Join Me On The Bridge: International Women's Day

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by Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International

March 5, 2010 - 12:40am (Print)

This International Women's Day remember the women in Rwanda and the DR of Congo  - survivors of war and the sexual violence that so often accompanies war.

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