GBV in conflicts and emergencies
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- EU response to women and armed conflict
- ( A. Sherriff;K. Barnes / European Centre for Development Policy Management , 2008)
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Women’s multiple and diverse roles in conflict are hidden, poorly understood and, at times, consciously or unconsciously dismissed. Women are usually...
- Can Iraqi women refugees be helped?
- ( S. Chynoweth;M. McKenna / Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children , 2008)
- This paper presents the problems facing Iraqi refugees in Jordan, highlighting the plight of women and children. The authors discuss their first hand picture of difficulties faced by displaced, abando...
- Reparations to the victims of sexual violence in Sierra Leone
- ( Amnesty International , 2007)
- In this paper, Amnesty International raises its concern over the lacking commitment of the government in Sierra Leone to provide meaningful reparations to the victims of sexual violence, six years aft...
International response in Darfur must focus on survivors of sexual violence
- ( S Martin / Refugees International , 2007)
- Sexual violence defines the conflict in Darfur. This report argues that whilst the primary obstacles to preventing rape and assisting survivors are the perpetrators and the Sudanese government officia...
- New Amnesty International report: sexual violence against women and the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire
- ( Amnesty International , 2007)
- This Amnesty International (AI) report reveals the horrifying extent of sexual violence against women and girls taking place in the context of the current conflict in Cote d'Ivoire and points out that...
- Addressing violence against women in conflicts
- ( A. Brody / Eldis News Weblog , 2007)
- Violence against women (VAW) is being seen increasingly as the biggest obstacle to gender equality and quality of life for women on a global scale. Several new publications highlight the issue of VAW,...
- Lessons for best practice in confronting violence against women across cultures
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
- Violence against women is slowly becoming more and more an issue for public debate and action. This report documents 10 case studies from dirferent developing countries that provide examples and lesso...
- Examination of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion
- ( Y. Susskind / MADRE , 2007)
- This report released by MADRE examines the incidence, causes, and legalisation of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion. It documents the use of gender-based violence by Iraqi Islami...
- Sexual violence against women and girls during and after conflict and war times
- ( J. Ward; C. Horwood; C. McEvoy; P. Shipman; L. Rumble / Integrated Regional Information Networks, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) , 2007)
- This IRIN publication is a reference book and photo essay of portraits and testimonies of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war. It examines the scope and nature of this violence and loo...
- Violence against Women in Burma
- ( Karen Women's Organisation , 2007)
- This report documents the range of human rights abuses that continue to be perpetrated across Karen State as part of The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC’s) sustained campaign of terror. The...
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