For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been plagued by a civil war that uses rape as a tool against women, children, and boys. 

A recent report from the American Journal of Public Health reports that two million women have been raped in total. Another staggering statistic: one every minute. 

These numbers often serve to de-personalize the issue. But the fact is that, the world, the United States, the United Nations, the Congolese government have allowed this to go on for over a decade. Women in Congo need the solidarity of all other women around the world to demand action on behalf of those who are silenced. 

The only way to get the American governmental machine to act is by public uprising. And this is what we need for Congo. Ask President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and Congress to take action.