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Women and girls in conflict
Women are affected by conflict as victims, members of armed groups, peace-builders and community leaders and often in a mixtures of all these roles. For a peace to be sustainable and inclusive, women must be empowered to create their own solutions and be at the centre of peace processes and post conflict reconstruction. Women are a powerful force for change and have been central to resolving conflicts from Northern Ireland to Bosnia.
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New Amnesty report: "Mali: Five months of crisis: Armed rebellion and military coup"
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 17/05/2012 23:04pm |
Amnesty International have launched a report on the deterioating humanitarian situation in Mali. In the report Amnesty writes that Mali is faced with its worst crisis since its independence in 1960. The northern part of the country has been taken... More
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Half the Sky: Movement Trailer
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 17/05/2012 22:09pm |
"A landmark transmedia project featuring a four-hour PBS primetime national and international broadcast event, a Facebook-hosted social action game, mobile games, two websites, educational video modules with companion text, a social media campaign... More
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Take the Pledge to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict Today!
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 12/05/2012 05:00am |
Support the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict by uploading a pledge. Go to www.stoprapeinconflict.org and upload YOUR pledge photo to http://www.flickr.com/groups/stoprapeinconflict/ or post it on our facebook wall... More
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The Conviction of Charles Taylor Breakes New Ground for Gender Justice
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 06/05/2012 14:18pm |
Last week the first former head of state in the history of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Charles Taylor was convicted of 11 counts of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape and sexual slavery in Sierra Leone... More
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Join the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict Now!
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 03/05/2012 12:45pm |
On May the 6th the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict will be launched with a week of action. The campaign is the result of a coalition initiative with organizations and individuals coming together to amplify... More
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Discussion on the Impact of the Arab Spring on Women's Rights at the 2012 AWID Forum in Istanbul
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 25/04/2012 16:33pm |
Over 2,000 women’s rights activists from around the world gathered in Istanbul, Turkey last week for the 2012 Association for Women’s Rights in Development – AWID Forum. From April 18-22, the AWID Forum brought delegates form various grassroots... More
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The 2012 AWID Forum in Pictures
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 25/04/2012 15:57pm |
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Happy International Women's Day!
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 25/04/2012 13:30pm |
It is International Women's Day, a day we celebrate the achievements made and raise awareness about the gender inequality and injustice for women and girls in 2012. We have come a long way in the past century, especially in the western world. What... More
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Don't Miss an Evening with Egyptian Activist and Author Nawal El Saadawi Hosted by UN Women Sweden
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 25/04/2012 13:26pm |
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Amnesty Report: "Old Crimes, Same Suffering: No Justice for Suvivors of Wartime Rape in North-Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sexual violence in conflict | Emmicki Roos | 23/04/2012 20:53pm |
Amnesty International recently launched a report on the failure to bring justice to survivors of sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina titled: "Old crimes, same suffering: No justice for survivors of wartime rape in North-East Bosnia and Herzegovina... More