Details of Murder Attempt

Please check out: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/1170

Justine was not home when it happened, but her daughters were violently attacked. One was raped in the anus with a knife and another had a tooth cut out. She tells us that the men who attacked her have been stalking them throughout the country. They are not safe anywhere in DRC. Your help is needed immediately.

Safety in Canada

Justine wants her family to go to Canada. This is a picture of all of us (Justine back left) during our summer international women's human rights program where we all met. Our friends in Canada are willing to sponsor her into Canada.

International Recognition of Justine's Work

Here are a list of international articles documenting the amazing work Justine has done, which unfortunately has put her life and that of children under extreme danger.

(* indicates articles of particular relevance)

Peace Women, July 23, 2004
http://www.peacewomen.org/un/pkwatch/News/04/misconduct.html
*UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (IRIN), September 1, 2004
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=62819
Peace Women Across the Globe, 2006
http://www.1000peacewomen.org/typo/index.php?id=14&L=3&WomenID=1456
*Engender Health/The Acquire Project, May 2006http://www.engenderhealth.org/ia/swh/pdf/TF-Report-English.pdf
*UNFPA, June 2006
http://www.unfpa.org/emergencies/symposium06/agenda.htm
European Women’s Lobby, June 7, 2006
http://www.womenlobby.org/site/1abstract.asp?DocID=1709&v1ID=&RevID=&namePage=&pageParent=&DocID_sousmenu=
*World People, January 1, 2007
http://word.world-citizenship.org/word/index.php/wp-archive/1034
*World Social Forum 2007 (page 2)
http://www.realizingrights.org/pdf/WSF_2007_Weblog.pdf
The Toronto Star, June 8, 2007
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/223057
*The Toronto Star, October 12, 2007
http://africannewsanalysis.blogspot.com/2007_10_07_archive.html
*Front Line, Protection of Human Rights Defenders, October 21, 2007http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/1170