Violence against women in violent Congo conflict areas has become regular feature of instability plagued region but new group of Congolese men have started a new program to protect women from attack

Congolese men launch feminist group

Two dozen men in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a group to fight for women’s rights in the region, which has been called the worst place in the world to be a woman. “Women’s rights don’t just affect feminist movements,” the members said regarding the lives of everyday women in violent Congo.