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Human Rights Violation in DRC
The International humanitarian law aims to protect people yet the army of Democratic Republic of Congo has become hostile to its own citizen. Numerous crimes are committed and many violators go unpunished. The Africa human rights law journal explained that "Due to their low salaries, soldiers are often unable to convince women to have consensual sex or to pay for it; they also have poor living conditions that cause their wives to love them less than they feel they deserve. The resulting frustration causes them to commit such harmful acts." However they argued that it could have been avoided if the lack of leadership didn't encourage such misconduct. Next, a journal on Association of Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations with Physical and Mental Health in Territories of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo decided to conduct a large survey from randomly selected groups. They were asked many questions for example, "Respondents were asked to report on human rights violations experienced by any member of their family since the start of the DRC civil war. Sixty-seven percent (66.7% [95%CI,59.0%-74.5%];n=615/998) of households in the survey area were reported to experience conflict-related human rights abuses against family members, including property, physical, and sexual violations." Here the journal statically points that human rights violations can start as close to as a person's own family home. Another journal on Sexual Violence toward Children and Youth in War-Torn Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stated that “Sexual exploitation of vulnerable groups may occur without political motivation. The situation may be exacerbated by weakened judicial and law enforcement systems leading to a climate of impunity, or possibly a “normalization” of rape among the general population in times of violent conflict. They lack a central command structure, and are responsible for numerous atrocities, looting, and destruction.” The journal explain that a need for a strong law and order system is a necessity. To add to that having a system of checks and balances is crucial in order to have a fully functional and reliable system. Legal studies journal named State Responsibility and the Right to Personal Security in the DRC A Human Rights Law Perspective stated legally that “Under the doctrine of State Responsibility, the DRC has the duty to exercise due diligence in protecting its inhabitants against violence through legislation, precautionary measures, and prosecution. When due diligence is not properly exercised the State may be held accountable.” Here it explained that the government needs to be held accountable for failing to full-fill its fundamental duties. Without having strict guidelines violators will never stop and continue to grow. A research journal called Rates of Sexual Violence Are High in Democratic Republic of the Congo statically pointed that it is “considered one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world,74% of women and 65% of men said that their assault was related to the conflict. Although these assaults were most often perpetrated by men, women were the sole perpetrators in 41% of the assaults against women. More than half of victims of sexual violence had been depressed or had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the past year.” The research concluded many victims suffer mentally and physically that if left untreated can extra-bate the victim's health. The DRC is in need of a complete system remodel, it needs a bold central command system that can enforce the law. Human rights violation's cannot go unpunished someone or something needs to be held responsible without it this will continue.