This was extremely eye opening for me too. I had no idea all of this is going on or was such an issue. There needs to be more information on these problems with to help people to understand what is going on with our technologies. I was astounded by the raping statistics in Congo over the minerals used in our technologies all over the world. The gold, tin, tungsten and tellurium found in all of our devices are funding a war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How can we live with ourselves while we fund the wars that are going on in other countries. There needs to be more information and less price put on the importance of having these items.
Many mines in the DRC are run by rebel militia, who use violence to terrorize and intimidate civilians into compliance. Rape is used as a weapon; over 200,000 women and girls are estimated to have been raped. This area has the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. It’s calculated and it’s brutal. The International Rescue Committee is focusing on emergency care, counseling, prevention, advocacy and other support for survivors. There has been a recent peace agreement could halt the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo but it has done nothing to end the war on women. Tens of thousands of women and girls have suffered attacks, leaving them physically damaged and emotionally terrorized. The international Rescue Committee is trying to help save the lives of these women in the Congo. The IRC and a number of other aid groups are working to ensure that women and girls have access to critical care.
This is a critical issue for everyone and especially women. It needs to be discussed and stopped. Education on the issue is the only way to stop the war with minerals and stop the war on women.
Print 
agreed
This was extremely eye opening for me too. I had no idea all of this is going on or was such an issue. There needs to be more information on these problems with to help people to understand what is going on with our technologies. I was astounded by the raping statistics in Congo over the minerals used in our technologies all over the world. The gold, tin, tungsten and tellurium found in all of our devices are funding a war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. How can we live with ourselves while we fund the wars that are going on in other countries. There needs to be more information and less price put on the importance of having these items.
Many mines in the DRC are run by rebel militia, who use violence to terrorize and intimidate civilians into compliance. Rape is used as a weapon; over 200,000 women and girls are estimated to have been raped. This area has the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. It’s calculated and it’s brutal. The International Rescue Committee is focusing on emergency care, counseling, prevention, advocacy and other support for survivors. There has been a recent peace agreement could halt the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo but it has done nothing to end the war on women. Tens of thousands of women and girls have suffered attacks, leaving them physically damaged and emotionally terrorized. The international Rescue Committee is trying to help save the lives of these women in the Congo. The IRC and a number of other aid groups are working to ensure that women and girls have access to critical care.
This is a critical issue for everyone and especially women. It needs to be discussed and stopped. Education on the issue is the only way to stop the war with minerals and stop the war on women.