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Justice for Sale [1]

"JUSTICE FOR SALE follows the young, courageous Congolese human rights lawyer Claudine Tsongo who refuses to accept that justice is indeed “For Sale” in her country. When she investigates the case of a soldier convicted of rape, she becomes convinced his trial was unfair and uncovers a system where the basic principles of law are ignored—and when the system fails, everyone becomes a victim.

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Weapon of War [2]

"In no other country has sexual violence matched the scale of brutality reached in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During nearly two decades of conflicts between rebels and government forces, an estimated 150,000 Congolese women and girls fell victim to mass rape. That figure continues to rise. 

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Fighting the Silence: Sexual Violence Against Women in the Congo [3]

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[1] https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/filmography/justice-sale
[2] https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/filmography/weapon-war
[3] https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/filmography/fighting-silence-sexual-violence-against-women-congo