Chouchou Namegabe

Overview

Chouchou Namegabe born Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo March 30, 1978. Radio journalist. Co-founded South Kivu Women's Media Association AFEM to eradicate sexual violence as weapon of war, 2003; AFEM president, 2005-present.

Quotations

"Rape and sexual violence [are] used as a weapon and tactic of war to destroy the community." (to US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 2009, in IIP Digital, September 10, 2012)