“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
Sexual violence is used by combatants to humiliate and demoralize opponents, to initiate and discipline their own tro
Statement By Ms.
As a spearhead agency on the issue, UNIFEM has a strong record on working to end violence against women, part of its
We, the people representing civil society organizations, political parties, gender, human rights, legal institutions
Words to Action is a quarterly newsletter produced by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW).
Months after a peace agreement to end conflict in North Kivu province, civilians are still being killed, raped, abduc
The IOM contends that global human trafficking is worth between US$7 billion and $12 billion dollars annually, making
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)—a rebel movement fi ghting thegovernment of Uganda—is estimated to have
Based on the Global AIDS Alliance's August 2006 report Zero Tolerance: Stop the Violence AgainstWomen and Children, S
An alarming number of women soldiers are being sexually abused by their comrades-in-arms, both at war and at home.
African Women's Day gives us the opportunity to remember that gender-based violence is one of the most serious and wi
Our findings show that even in the most extreme situations, where 15% of the female population was raped, where HIV p
Let me first and foremost start by emphasizing that the theme: Ending Impunity on Sexual and Gender Based Violence is
Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD) became involved in Uganda in 1979.
The International Conference on the Great Lakes region has been the incubator for the formulation of landmark protoco
In considering the wars in the Central African Republic (CAR), Darfur, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) whe
It is now fashionable in academic and activist circles to speak of transitional justice in normative, inflexible term
The systematic use of extreme violence, in particular sexual violence, in conflict and post-conflict situations raise
In considering the wars in the Central African Republic (CAR), Darfur, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) whe
International laws embodied within international conventions and treaties provide the legal framework for relations b
Impunity is deeply engrained throughout Indonesia's criminal justice system, whereby perpetrators of human rights vio
Security Council Resolution 1820: A move to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
The US, which has the Security Council presidency in June, has advocated for an open thematic debate on “women,
When my co-Director of AIDS-Free World, Paula Donovan, visited in November, and observed that the war being waged aga
My lightening visit to the Wilton Park conference on "Women Targeted by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military P
IANSA Women's Network member, Blue Veins, has started a media monitoring project that summarizes cases of armed viole
Victims of human trafficking are deprived of the most basic human right: the right to freedom.
This report comprises the Afghanistan component of an international project examining women's participation in family
The human right of the American women to live a life free of violence has been
Stephen Lewis warns UN military commanders who gathered on May 27th 2008 at Wilton Park in West Sussex, England to di
The following paper studies the use of rape as a tool of war, including the short and long-term effects it has on the
A background on the HIV/AIDS situation, trafficking and smuggling, gender based violence, and political participation
Statement addressed to the US Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law regarding strategies to adopt on sexual
In spring 2003, as the smoke began to clear from the US invasion of Iraq, a wave of kidnappings, abductions, public b
The UNite to End Violence Against Women 2008 Fact Sheet provides an overview of violence against women around the wor
As the 2008 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign comes to a close, and as human rights activists cele
As the 2008 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign comes to a close, and as human rights activists cele
Project: Access to Justice for Women in Situations of Violence: A comparative Study of Women's Police Station in Lati
With the adoption of the Rome Statute of The International Criminal Court in 1998, sexual and gender-based violence (
The overarching goals of this Toolkit are those of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Person
All over the world, women defend the rights of individuals and communities facing oppression, discrimination and viol
Violence against women and girls is a fundamental violation of human rights, representing one of the most critical pu
This paper will discuss the ways in which the women of the Niger Delta have responded to acts of violence by the Nige
Hurricane Katrina served as a catalyst for the production of this report, which suggests measures to take during the