Lee Ann De Reus
Bio:
Lee Ann De Reus, Phd, is the executive director of the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), a national nonprofit based in Washington. She is also the co-founder — with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege — of Panzi Foundation, a nonprofit that supports Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Burst water pipes, flooding, and power outages at domestic violence shelters in Texas displaced hundreds of survivors during mid-February’s aberrant winter weather. At one particular shelter in Dallas, The Lily reported, 123 women and children were evacuated to a nearby church, causing more upheaval in their already difficult lives.
In August 2010, reports began trickling out of Democratic Republic of Congo about another tragic episode of mass sexualized violence perpetrated by rebel troops over four days in the eastern town of Luvungi. But in a recent issue of Foreign Policy, a debate sprang up about the way outsiders have portrayed the attack. The controversy highlights the need for a more candid discussion about Congo.
