Human Rights Watch : 200,000 women , were raped in Eastern Congo since 1998 . Condition of women more dire as the army fights armed groups in the country . More than 5 million die in Congo from disease , hunger resulting from poverty . ( CNN ) -- Rape has turned into a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo , with the number of attacks on women having grown threefold over the past few years , human rights activists said Friday . Congo has taken some measures to try to end the sexual violence .
Human Rights Watch : 200,000 women , were raped in Eastern Congo since 1998 . Condition of women more dire as the army fights armed groups in the country . More than 5 million die in Congo from disease , hunger resulting from poverty . Congo has taken some measures to try to end the sexual violence .