A Rwandan woman and her 25-year-old daughter are photographed together as part of the book “Rwandan Daughters.” As with most children conceived after rape, the daughter has never known her father. A Rwandan woman and her 25-year-old daughter are photographed together as part of the book “Rwandan Daughters.” As with most children conceived after rape, the daughter has never known her father. Editor’s note: The Rwandan survivors of rape and their children featured in this article are not named as a courtesy to protect their identities. The photos in “Rwandan Daughters” place mothers alongside their children who were born of rape. Like the so-called “rubble women” in Germany after World War II, Rwandan women rebuilt their country with hard physical labor, street by street.

Source: CNN April 06, 2019 12:00 UTC