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\/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003ESephora Astride Bidwaya\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2017 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politically active at 18, when she joined the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) opposition party and later became the vice-president of the party\u2019s youth wing in Goma, in charge of culture and gender issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EBidwaya\u2019s husband, Blaise Mulume Vuninka, told us she had been beaten and detained simply for holding a red card, held by protesters to symbolize that Kabila\u2019s time in power was up.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EBidwaya told us how her health is rapidly deteriorating. She continues to suffer from severe headaches, and several rashes on her head have led to a loss of hair. Bidwaya\u2019s asthma and pain related to her miscarriage in October are making the situation even worse, and she hasn\u2019t gotten the medicine she needs to relieve the pain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite the \u201crevolting\u201d situation at Goma\u2019s Munzenze prison, Bidwaya told us that she\u2019s trying \u201cto stay positive\u201d:\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp style=\u0022margin-left:35.4pt;\u0022\u003EThe environment here makes it really difficult to go on, but I need to do the best that I can. Over 40 women are detained here and 14 children. Most of the children suffer from diarrhea. They distribute food to us \u2013 just a large bowl of beans \u2013 once every other week. Most people here sleep on the floor. 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