As my colleague said,
it is crucial that the most highly ranking members of the military or political hierarchy be held responsible. That's definite. We can't attack the 15-year-old child soldier who finds himself in a general climate of violence and impunity.
She was talking about the DRC's 2006 act, but, upstream, rape wasn't even mentioned in the act. In a number of other countries, rape is neither an offence nor a crime. The definition of what constitutes rape is so vague, it is subject to interpretation. Yes, we have to go the highest level and put pressure on political authorities to ensure they make every possible effort to fight sex crimes. Nothing will change until efforts are made upstream, in social terms, and until the parties to the conflict are reconciled.
Personally, I've worked a little more on the DRC. A woman victim of violence will be rejected by the community. However, she depends on her integration in the community. We have to operate at the community level. We have to listen to these women's NGOs and we especially have to involve the men, in education, in rebuilding a more egalitarian society, to break down prejudices that, in their minds, justify this type of violence against women.