by jakeloeffenames | 8 February 2018 | News
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) carried out a Good Practice Case Study on the Women’s Situation Room initiative, set up during the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Women’s Situation Rooms had previously been...
by jakeloeffenames | 6 February 2018 | News
In an article, Ms. Antonia Mulvey, Executive Director of Legal Action Worldwide makes the case that Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting (FGM/C) can amount to torture and under some circumstances could constitute a crime against humanity. She argues that FGM/C is...
by jakeloeffenames | 9 November 2017 | News
Filmed in Germany, Turkey and the United States, the film goes behind the scenes into how investigators approach the challenge of finding victims of SGBV, collecting evidence, and building a case, while always prioritizing the well-being of survivors. The film...
by jakeloeffenames | 14 February 2017 | News
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ghana (WANEP Ghana) and its member organizations notes with great concern the recent conflict in Bimbilla between the Nakpaa and Andani families which has resulted in the death of a child and nine other persons mostly women....
by jakeloeffenames | 8 December 2016 | News
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) sought to grapple with the legacy of over 40 years of apartheid rule, a period in which the National Party brutally enforced segregation. It was widely known that rape and other forms of sexual violence...
