Advocates, Dorsey present talk on 'war against women'

The Advocates for Human Rights, Dorsey & Whitney, and the Center for Holocause and Genocide Studies will present a lecture on Violence Against Women and War in the Congo and Asylum in the U.S. at Dorsey on Friday, Oct. 16 at noon. To RSVP for this lecture, contact Colleen Beebe at cbeebe@advrights.org 612-341-3302, ext. 114.

The Advocates' Web site states:

One of the deadliest wars in the last half-century, the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is considered by many a "war against women." In an effort to destroy families and communities, rape is used as a weapon of war. Some women have been able to escape such persecution and find themselves in refugee camps or seeking asylum in Europe or the United States. Experts in the field will discuss country conditions, in particular with respect to violence against women, its traumatic effects on refugees and asylum seekers, and how to develop an asylum case based on politically motivated violence against women.