They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards each other in a spirit of brotherhood." (UN) As stated in the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone should be they are eligible to become free in their country and not be entitled to a certain article. Reading Anna's article, I begin to realize some of the main causes of the rapes that are happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Big events like the wars, which caused many men to leave their families at home, without the protection of a man created an easy way to win a woman and start with rape. This article brings the idea back to the men in the family 13 year olds are taken away by the government to help in the war that is happening (Warfare). Not only the boys, but also the older men who work for their families, are forced to go and help the country they live in. Many do not realize the rights that many people in the country may have, with few resources and insufficient information is provided to the lower class. As in the first article, men and women should both be equally free and should not be stripped for their rights, for example they have the right not to want to have sex. “Any deliberate violence against civilians during armed conflicts, including rape and sexual abuse, is considered a violation of international humanitarian law.”
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