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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 400,000 women ages 15 to 49 were raped in a 12-month period. That is 1,152 every day, 48 every hour, and four every five minutes. Researchers say the rapes are not only a grievous mass violation of human rights but also a security threat to the entire country.

An examinations of data collected by the DRC's National Ministries of Planning and Health show the levels of rape and sexual violence against women in the country are 26 times higher than official United Nations estimates.

“The shockingly high number is also seven times higher than the estimated 57,000 women raped during Sierra Leone’s entire 10-year conflict," says Tia Palermo, assistant professor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook University.

Full story at Futurity.

More research news from top universities.

news from Africa seems to rarely make news in the U.S. :-(

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Sat, 07 May 2011 00:53:58 -0700 the risk of immappancy(!) :-( http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-risk-of-immappancy http://fotofah.posterous.com/the-risk-of-immappancy http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2010/10/true-size-of-africa.jpg#

It's an excellent infographic on the size of Africa

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