Reconstruction & Peacebuilding
Legal Reform, Access to Justice & Constitutions
Legal Reform, Access to Justice & Constitutions is a sub-theme of Reconstruction & Peacebuilding and provides information relevant to post-conflict legal reform, access to justice and constitutional framework development in the context of the women, peace and security agenda.
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May 6, 2013 (AllAfrica)
LIBERIA: After Punishment, Stigmatize Rapists As Deterrence
Throughout the lengthy regime of President Tubman, murder and rape were considered two terrible crimes that warranted not only drastic punishment for perpetrators, but they were permanently stigmatized in society.
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April 10, 2013 (IPS)
EL SALVADOR: Impunity, Machismo Fuel Femicides in El Salvador
Several brutal, high-profile murders of women in the last few weeks in El Salvador are just the latest reminder that this is one of the countries in the world with the highest number of femicides, the term used to describe the killing of women because they are female.
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March 14, 2013 (The Telegraph)
INDIA: Men Can Still Rape their Wives in India after New Government Bill
Campaigners have criticised the Indian government after ministers cleared a new tougher anti-rape bill to curb widespread sexual violence against women - but failed to make marital rape a criminal offence.
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March 14, 2013 (Women's Enews)
MENA REGION: Arab Women Say Time for Saying 'Spring' Is Over
Egyptian female activists are looking for a better constitution and members of the Syrian opposition are concerned about the violence committed by all sides of that conflict against women.
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February 23, 2013 (Al Arabiya)
MENA REGION: Arab Women Must Fight Back
We are now supposed to be in the midst of celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Arab Spring. However, there is a legitimate question of whether or not there is actually anything to celebrate; particularly for women.
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INDIA: A Snapshot of Extrajudicial Executions: A Report to Highlight the Need for Improved Access to Justice for Women Survivors of Armed Conflict in Manipur,
Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network,
October 10, 2012
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Q&A with Expert on Criminal Courts and Prosecuting Gender-Based Violence Perpetrators, Bringing Victims in for their Day in Court,
UN Women,
19 September 2012
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CONFERENCE: LKIIRSS Conference on the Role of Women in Reconciliation,
Asian Tribune,
20 July 2012
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Report of the Mapping Exercise Documenting the Most Serious Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Committed Within the Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Between March 1993 and June 2003,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
June 2010
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Women's Security and Transition in Afghanistan: Measuring the Success of Transition by Lasting Protections for Women's Security,
Afghan Women's Network (AWN),
May 2012
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BLOG: Exploring the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone-What Did the Women Gain?,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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February 22, 2013
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INITIATIVE: Libyan Women Alliance For Embedding Women's Rights in the Constitution ,
Campaigns,
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19th November 2012
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BLOG: Women Will Lose Out in Sierra Leone Election,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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19th November 2012
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SOUTH AFRICA: Women's Day - Justice Department Continues to Fail Survivors of Sexual Violence,
Statements,
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9th of Agust 2012
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NEW BOOK: Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding,
Research,
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July 2012