Social+Issues-Womens+Rights+Future-FA11

Congo For the Congo, foreign countries should work with them to help put an end to the rape and catch the criminals, then the rights of women would be greatly improved. Less rape crimes lessens the spread of HIV and AIDS, and it would give women more rights because the men know that the women are protected and they can't treat them poorly anymore. The problem is that other countries are not getting that involved and they don't seem to care about the Congolese women even though they now know the horrors that they are going through. Another thing is that the government could require a standard, fair amount of women to be in the government, like in Rwanda, and then these women are very likely to support the rights of other women and be their voice. The corruption within the government and military need to end because the freedom and sense of displaced authority is allowing these men to do as they please. If the Congo would focus on actually training military personnel productive strategies, rape will greatly decrease and the country will have an effective military. Change needs to start at the top of the government, those who control the military, in order to help women who are at the bottom of Congo's food chain. Besides rape, women are not given enough respect in Congo like they are in neighboring Rwanda.

Rwanda In Rwanda, rape is recognized as a very serious offense, subject to long amounts of jail time. This is positive and necessary because it shows that the government of Rwanda does not approve of rape, a major violation of women's rights, most likely because a big part of Rwanda's government is made up of women. The implementation of women in politics enables women to be just as represented and protected as men. If the Congo came up with stronger laws regarding rape and they were enforced, it could cause at least a minor decline in rapes. Also, some kind of free hot line to report victims and offenders to police would help the Congo. Rwanda has actually been successful so far, they just need to stop the domestic violence against women and continue letting women have a central role in government and everyday society. Rwanda should just continue the improvement and success that they have achieved over the years following the genocide, the fact that they achieved this success following the genocide only makes it that much more of a victory.