Vibeke Brask Thomsen
Bio:
Vibeke Brask Thomsen is Danish-born but raised in France. After working in the field of gender security and arms control in Brussels, she returned to France and founded the NGO GenderHopes. GenderHopes works to combat gender-based violence and currently runs various projects, notably on domestic violence in Monaco and on trafficking and forced prostitution of young girls from Africa to Europe.
WMC Women Under Siege
'Survival sex': How NGOs and peacekeepers exploit women in war
It’s easy to associate rape with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region torn by conflict since 1996. Dubbed the “rape capital of the world,” the country sees four women raped every five minutes, according to a 2011 study published by the American Journal of Public Health.
WMC Women Under Siege
Will NATO leave Afghan women at risk?
After a decade in Afghanistan, NATO member states are preparing to remove their troops. The organization and the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) it leads have shifted from combat to preparing local forces for transition. Yet for the country to thrive post-war, ISAF will have to place special emphasis on gender issues.
