The article describes how sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is a permanent part of the lives of many women and girls. He cites a specific case from December 7, 2025 in the city of Goma, where the body of a young girl who was raped and killed was found in a residential area. Sexual violence is presented as a serious health emergency that threatens the health, dignity and lives of thousands of women, girls, but also men and boys. The author is a Congolese mother who works with Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In the text, he states that he meets with victims of violence coming to medical facilities on a daily basis. She expresses her constant fear for the safety of her own daughters in this environment.