Of the 8,000 or so members, approximately one quarter are rape survivors.

She'd had enough trauma without adding "rape survivor" to the list.

For many rape survivors, the shame, fear and anger they feel are often followed by silence.

According to one study, Butare province alone has more than 30,000 rape survivors.

"I'm still in the situation I started from," one rape survivor said yesterday.

The criminal justice system can be traumatic for some rape survivors and so legal advocates are present as a source of support.

While being able to sue can help some rape survivors, civil lawsuits do not keep rapists off the streets.

And that's what it means to be a rape survivor.

Bartlett's Rule is the story of a rape survivor and the man who loves her as they learn to cope with the trauma.

But there are women who should have immediate access to such contraception: rape survivors.