tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post7972485327030895899..comments2023-05-23T09:22:50.935-04:00Comments on Heart of Diamonds: Rape - A Weapon of TerrorDave Donelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344474369567875796noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-36047055385374084062008-05-26T06:32:00.000-04:002008-05-26T06:32:00.000-04:00It is heartbreaking indeed to see that such atroci...It is heartbreaking indeed to see that such atrocities still continue in some parts of the world. <BR/><BR/>I wish there was something I could do about this. <BR/><BR/>In an ideal world, all rapists would be castrated without any aneasthetic. But I suppose that would be 'inhumane' too. :-(<BR/><BR/>::sja::<BR/>PS:<BR/>Thanks for dropping by my blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-29542817712269800242008-05-19T05:10:00.000-04:002008-05-19T05:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment on my blog.Excellent post,...Thanks for your comment on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post, thanks for writing it. Living in South Africa where a woman is raped every 23 seconds it is always in the forefront of my mind when out and about. The courts do not punish the rapists as strongly as they should and most rapists here get off anyway due to lack of evidence.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400551733221594392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-4130979021814331622008-05-18T12:22:00.000-04:002008-05-18T12:22:00.000-04:00Dave, Thank you for your comment on my post:http:/...Dave, <BR/>Thank you for your comment on my post:<BR/>http://blog.food2gro.com/2008/05/15/eat-think-live-love-and-the-pursuit-of-happinessour-human-rights.aspx<BR/><BR/>Additionally, I thank you for sharing your world adventures as well as your endeavors to educate the world of the atrocities that take place and for writing about ways to make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-50777526071293315892008-05-18T12:20:00.000-04:002008-05-18T12:20:00.000-04:00What an amazing post. Rape is one of the vilest, ...What an amazing post. Rape is one of the vilest, meanest, most disrespectful, most dehumanizing form of stripping someone of their Human rights.<BR/>It is a world wide atrocity, from Africa to right here in the USA as evidenced by the senseless rape of a woman and her child in Dunbar Village, Florida recently.<BR/>Thank you for sharing your views.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537995627507688916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-13589201201644633812008-05-18T12:13:00.000-04:002008-05-18T12:13:00.000-04:00We hear so much about all the soldiers that die in...We hear so much about all the soldiers that die in war, but so little about the women who are left to lives of living hell because "it's just rape." Until governments and people surface systematic rape as a weapon of war in the same way they do any other strategy, the horror will continue. Thank you for your post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-85540929481827804062008-05-18T09:21:00.000-04:002008-05-18T09:21:00.000-04:00I got horrid goosebumps just reading your post, it...I got horrid goosebumps just reading your post, it's just really so heartbreaking :(<BR/><BR/>Talking seems like so little, but without awareness nothing will change.<BR/><BR/>thanks for dropping by my blog :)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-4500028163923377852008-05-18T06:28:00.000-04:002008-05-18T06:28:00.000-04:00thank you for the comment...we are so busy the pas...thank you for the comment...<BR/><BR/>we are so busy the past days - holding the 2008 Gwangju International Peace Forum and tonite we just awarded the 2008 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights to Mr. Muneer Malik of Pakistan. <BR/><BR/>Mabuhay Human Rights!Pete Erlano Rahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042056421278858865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-73636153861498190422008-05-17T20:09:00.000-04:002008-05-17T20:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment, Peter. My own copy of Poi...Thanks for your comment, Peter. My own copy of Poisonwood Bible is dog-eared from reading and re-reading.<BR/><BR/>The situation in the eastern provinces of Congo today is actually part of the long, convoluted horror that began in Rwanda and led to the overthrow of Mobutu. Some of the principle perpetrators of rape as a weapon of terror are remnants of the Hutu who fled that country; others are Tutsi who pursued them and/or lived in Congo to start with, including some renegade units of the DRC army. There are other forces that use the same horrendous tactics to control local populations while they exploit the riches of the region. Kidnapping and turning children into soldiers is another of their inhumane strategies. Some of them receive unofficial support from the Rwandan government (often cited as a paragon of virtue in the press). MUNOC is the main force attempting to stop them, with assistance from the official DRC armed forces. It's guerrilla warfare, however, in a difficult locale. Past mistakes by many of those trying to bring the area under control haven't helped, either. Some slow progress is being made, but there is a long, sad road to be traveled before the Congo sees peace.Dave Donelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344474369567875796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-13700956230856811012008-05-17T18:20:00.000-04:002008-05-17T18:20:00.000-04:00That testimony is horrifying. Is some action resul...That testimony is horrifying. Is some action resulting from it? Can we affect it somehow?<BR/><BR/>Africa Book: The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver. Not hugely guilt trip inducing, but a great book.<BR/><BR/>Peter<BR/><BR/>www.mindgloaming.blogspot.comBike-riding Capoeira Nomad Peter Piratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379319794357067210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-57403176502144823122008-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:002008-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:00Rape by itself is destructive. Rape as a tool for ...Rape by itself is destructive. Rape as a tool for conquering a class or group of people is unbelievably inhumane. <BR/>Sexual abuse in all forms destroys innocence and trust. Recovery from it is a walk through hell, and that is with support and loving people surrounding the victim. I cannot imagine what it must be like to endure what these women are put through as they struggle to survive their daily lives. <BR/><BR/>Beth Fehlbaum, author<BR/>Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse<BR/>http://courageinpatience.blogspot.com<BR/>Chapter 1 is online!Beth Fehlbaum, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401887157741943814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-89289757079922744052008-05-16T15:14:00.000-04:002008-05-16T15:14:00.000-04:00What an amazing post! Thank you for writing in-dep...What an amazing post! Thank you for writing in-depth on this crisis. I will look at the links you provided as well.<BR/><BR/>I loved the idea of bloggers uniting on the subject matter of "human rights" and am glad to have found your blog via you finding mine.Sabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289114941414019127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-5019225319600888732008-05-16T11:08:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:08:00.000-04:00Oh, I'm sorry. I missed the link at the bottom abo...Oh, I'm sorry. I missed the link at the bottom about the ways in which one can make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-39956222156807060062008-05-16T11:06:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for your comme...Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for your comments.<BR/><BR/>I've always viewed rape as a personal violation, never realising that it can also be an act of terrorism, as your article highlights so lucidly. Thanks for educating me. As a woman, knowing that so many of my sisters are being dehumanised in this way, I am heartbroken. What can I do to help, however small it may be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-34142471516984140602008-05-16T10:41:00.000-04:002008-05-16T10:41:00.000-04:00It is literally unfathomable that this is the year...It is literally unfathomable that this is the year 2008 and atrocities like these are still being perpetrated on a daily basis. Something has to be done. When I read of the horrors going on in so many third world countries, I mostly wonder what will happen to the children witnessing all of this horror. What kind of world will this be when they grow up having been witness to such crimes, torture, and abuse? Thank you so much for bringing much needed attention to this issue. You have moved me to learn more. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-57840455667716938272008-05-16T10:25:00.000-04:002008-05-16T10:25:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment, eve. Rape is not a new w...Thanks for your comment, eve. Rape is not a new weapon in humankind's incessant war against itself, as you point out. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for your interest in Heart of Diamonds. I, too, am a big fan of Alexandra Fuller.Dave Donelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344474369567875796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-86350732113356137682008-05-16T10:10:00.000-04:002008-05-16T10:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comment on my blog. I think I left ...Thanks for the comment on my blog. I think I left a reply somewhere else on your blog by accident..<BR/><BR/>I agree whole heartedly that rape is a systematic terror methodology. The camps in Eastern Europe were just as horrific as any in Africa if press reports were accurate.<BR/><BR/>PS-I'm a fan without having read your book on the Congo yet. I love any stories about the African continent and will be getting it off Amazon. Best last book I read was a memoir about growing up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe by Alexandra Fuller- "Lets Dont Go to the Dogs Tonight".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250536669862180106.post-71665575791402324422008-05-16T09:37:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:37:00.000-04:00Rape is one of the worst human rights violation of...Rape is one of the worst human rights violation of all, it not only violates but disrespects. Good points you've raised here.earthlingorgeoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065271316820736613noreply@blogger.com