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Congo Rape Victims Caught In Political Crossfire

Aug. 11, 2009
NPR's Melissa Block speaks to Anneke Van Woudenberg, senior researcher for the Democratic Republic of Congo with Human Rights Watch, about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Congo and the plight of rape victims caught in the crossfire of that country's political conflicts
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch