Zimbabwe rape survivors demand justice as Secretary Clinton denounces violence against women

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, as she continues her tour of seven African countries. Clinton held a town hall meeting with Congolese youth this afternoon and visited a basketball clinic run by former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo.

She´s expected to visit the eastern city of Goma tomorrow where she will speak about violence against women.  Clinton will hear the stories of women who have been raped, maimed and beaten in the eastern Congo, where rebels and the Congolese army have been fighting since the mid 90s for control over the region´s natural resources. The UN reports that more than 200,000 Congolese women have been targets of violence since 1996 and aid workers say the Congolese army is among the offenders.  

Women are often victims of armed groups in Africa and often there is no punishment against perpetrators. In Zimbabwe, women who were raped as political violence broke out during that country´s 2008 elections are now demanding justice. FSRN´s Davison Makanga reports.