Ashley Judd meets with locals in Congo about Conflict minerals
Ashely Judd sets off the second time to raise awareness about the issue of conflict minerals in eastern Congo, Africa. Minerals such as tin, tantalum and tungsten used to make cell phones, computers and other electronic devices fuel continued violence in Congo, especially mass rapes.
She would meet this week with local businessmen, officials and victims of rape and other form of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Judd visited the camps and was shocked seeing the living situations and listening to their stories to tell. She noted that the perpetrators of these atrocities were both FDLR (Democratic Forces for the liberation of Rwanda) and Congolese militia.
“We need to put so much pressure on these electronics companies, because it’s incredibly lucrative right now, and until we disrupt how lucrative it is for the militias, things are not going to change,” Judd said.
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