Breaking the Silence: Women and Kashmir

Source:

Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP)

Duration:

Thursday, November 30, 2000 - 19:00

Countries:

Asia

Southern Asia

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

General Women, Peace and Security

Initiative Type:

Conferences & Meetings

Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace organized a roundtable in December 2000 to discuss the important role fo women in peacebuilding and reconciliation initiatives in Kashmir. A group of women and men from Jammu and Kashmir representing different ages, communities, backgrounds ans political orientations participated in the roundtable discussion. The purpose was to create an space where those concerned with the conflict and those affected by the conflict could interact. Therefore, the roundtable was divided into two broad sections: “Perspectives On Kashmir” and “Perspectives From Kashmir”. To order the report by Sumona DasGupta on Breaking the Silence: Women and Kashmir contact WISCOMP

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