Sexual Violence in Eastern Congo
A patient waits for the epidural anesthesia to be applied before a fistula operation in Heal Africa Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 22, 2008. The patient, 18, whose name is withheld for her protection, was raped and impregnated. She contracted fistula and lost her baby during childbirth.

A patient waits for the epidural anesthesia to be applied before a fistula operation in Heal Africa Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 22, 2008. The patient, 18, whose name is withheld for her protection, was raped and impregnated. She contracted fistula and lost her baby during childbirth.