Rape as a weapon of war is not a recent phenomenon used in war or conflict zones. Rape as a weapon has previously been used during World War II, the Cold War and civil conflicts. Over the past decade, civil conflicts in countries such as the former Yugoslavia, Sudan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Congo have intensified the use of rape. The use of rape in the Congo conflict has attracted scholars who have studied and sought to understand its brutality due to the alarming number of women raped. Most studies conducted in the past or recently on the use of rape in Congo have used a mixed methodology, both qualitative and quantitative. Scholars such as (Banwell, 2012, Kelly, Betancourt, Mukwege, Lipton, & VanRooyen, 2011 and Meger, 2010) have found it difficult to fully explore this study due to limited information and rape victims being unwilling to tell their stories to causes shame, fear and guilt. One of the main theories used to explain the use of rape in Congo is feminist theory and details the lack of women's rights in Congo. Both Banwell and Meger adopt feminist understandings of patriarchy as the structure of social, economic, and cultural powers disproportionately vested in men; therefore women are at a great disadvantage. The analysis of the social and economic status of women showed the gender hierarchy and how women are disadvantaged in Congolese society. Although Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world, Congolese males have benefited from Congolese patriarchal society because they are economically well-off compared to women. Banwell (2012) indicated that before the war rapes, 72.7% of the women interviewed were farmers, but after the war they were displaced by soldiers; so they lose their… half of the paper… they were born with the HIV/AIDS virus (Taylor 2008). Clifford (2008) concluded that women are tormented and pulled between feelings of love and hate because of children born from rape. Families and communities see child rape as a wound that will never heal. In a series of interviews conducted by (Liebling, Slegh, and Ruratotoye 2012), the authors found that Congolese women felt sorry for their children "raping children" because of the way they were treated in society; therefore innocent children are forced to accept sins on behalf of their fathers and have to live with the shame of being children of rape. Being called a "child rapist" can have long-term psychological effects on a child. In conclusion, the feminist approach explains the socioeconomic structure of women in Congo and how it has contributed to the oppressions that women are currently facing in Congo..