Rebecca Masika Katsuva

Rebecca Masika Katsuva (26 May 1966 – 2 February 2016) was an activist and a survivor of sexual assault from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She founded the Association des Personnes Desherites Unies pour le Development (APDUD) and defended the rights of survivors including children in the South Kivu region of the DRC. Quotes They think when they're raped their lives are shattered. But we'd like them to know that it's not the end of the world Pulitzer Center I decided that I had to do something empowering for myself and for other women Front Line Defenders They can start again like me. Despite everything I went through, I am still standing and they can do it as well. Front Line Defenders Here in Congo they go into villages and loot. And after looting, they never leave without raping. That's why I say we've become weapons of war in Congo. Al Jazeera When I got better I decided to help other women the same way I’d been helped. So I created this centre. Al Jazeera You’ll feel their suffering, but your task is to restore her to her old self Al Jazeera External links Category:1966 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Women activists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Women's rights activists