Born of Rape

The horror, pain and suffering that man will inflict upon his own kind in this day and age is astounding.


From Aperture Foundation...

During the 1994 genocide, hundreds of thousands of Rwandan women were subjected to massive sexual violence by members of the infamous Hutu militia groups, known as the Interhamwe.

Among the most isolated survivors are women who have borne children as a result of those rapes. Due to the stigma of rape and “having a child of the militia,” the women’s communities and few surviving relatives have largely shunned them. Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape brings together Jonathan Torgovnik’s remarkable portraits of these women and children, and their harrowing first-hand testimonies.

This is a short preview of a 14 minute video about the atrocities committed in Rwanda. To view the entire video at the MediaStorm website, click here.



To view a multimedia article on the atrocities from Flyp Magazine, click here.