The Greatest Silence: Rape in The Congo

Ever felt so small and helpless when there are atrocious and heart-breaking incidents happening in the other corners of the unknown world? I felt a visceral emotion today when I read about the HBO's recent documentary: "The Greatest Silence: Rape in The Congo".

It is about the brutal civil war for the past decade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Almost 4 million people have been killed and it is claimed as the deadliest conflict since World War II. The saddest part is the invisible and silenced casualties: tens and thousands of women and girls being systematically raped and most of them killed later. There was no one to tell their story until now.

This shook me the most. "When 4 million people have died, and no one cares, we don't feel human anymore." - Jean Paul, a Congolese man.

The "enough" project works to end such genocides including "The Greatest Silence".