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In DR Congo, karate helps rape victims rebuild their lives

By France 24
08 September 2017   |   5:30 pm
For the past three years, Frenchwoman Laurence Fischer, a three-time world karate champion, has traveled to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo to help female victims of rape.

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