Ottawa Conference Raises Awareness of Sexual Violence in the Congo

Conference on sexual violence against women in the Congo.

(L-R) Panelists Andre Bourassa, Annie Chebaya, Deborah Kitumaini, and Holly Dunn. Pam McLennan/The Epoch Times

OTTAWA—Rampant sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was the sobering topic of a conference held Saturday morning at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa.

“We’ve invited you to a very serious morning—not an easy morning,” said organizer Daniel Stringer as he opened the conference, called Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence in the Congo.