“Ruined”: a play about sexual abuse in the Congo

This past June, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay attended “Ruined,” a drama written by Lynn Nottage, a young playwright inspired by the gripping and tragic stories of sexually abused women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The UN’s attendance at the play helps to refocus our eyes on the destructive reality that is sexual violence in not only the DRC, but around the world, too.