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WMC Women Under Siege
April 06, 2018 | Viviana Waisman | International, Politics, Violence against women
An alternative obituary for Efraín Ríos Montt

Obituaries of Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt only tell part of the story. Here's the rest.

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March 23, 2018
How sectarianism can help explain the Syrian war

The Syrian war is not a clean-cut sectarian conflict as some would suggest. However, a study of sectarian trends and dynamics can illuminate some overlooked aspects of the war, says Fabrice Balanche of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

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March 20, 2018 | Christobel Hastings | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
#IWillGoOut: Undoing a narrative of fear for women in India

Indian women are reclaiming their sense of safety in public spaces and taking on the patriarchy...one nap at a time.

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March 06, 2018 | Ayesha Ahmad | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Afghan women will only be ‘empowered’ when they are free from violence

Many international donors want to invest in Afghan women’s economic potential. But the country needs to transform its entire gender infrastructure to really change women’s lives, writes Ayesha Ahmad.

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February 26, 2018 | Annie Hylton | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Study: 85 percent of Yazidi women interviewed describe unethical journalism practices

In a new report, a troubling pattern in which journalists paid little mind to ethics and consent when interviewing survivors of sexualized violence emerges. 

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February 15, 2018 | Ana P. Santos | Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Politics
Teen ‘widows’ of Duterte’s drug war face a bleak economic future

They are the hidden cost of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war in the Philippines: single, teenage mothers whose partners have been killed by police or vigilantes. And without a job or government support, it’s near impossible for them to support their children.

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February 08, 2018 | Shayera Dark | Education, Girls, International
Attitudes shifting to include girls' education in African refugee settlements

For many refugee children, especially girls, paying for and staying in school is a challenge. This program in a Ugandan refugee camp is working to change that. 

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February 05, 2018 | Sophie Mbugua | Economy, Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
The village that gave up FGM and gender taboos—because of economics

When the women of Rwandit village learned how much initiation ceremonies for girls and boys were really costing them—in terms of money and lost education – they radically reformed their traditions, giving women and girls more power in the process.

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January 31, 2018 | Rossalyn Warren | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
No longer a ‘private’ matter, rape in Somaliland may soon be criminalized. But women say there’s still a long way to go.

“Women in Somaliland, especially younger women and girls, are now beginning to have hope for a better future,” 25-year-old Ahmed said of the bill, which is the country’s first piece of legislation to address sexualized violence.

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January 11, 2018 | Rumbi Chakamba | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Women accused of witchcraft face assault and death in Tanzania

Each year, hundreds of people—most of them women—have been killed for being suspected witches. Rights activists say raising awareness and investing in development can help stop communities from turning on their elders.

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January 02, 2018 | Marija Šajkaš | Feminism, International, Media
A look inside Syria’s emerging feminist media

Choosing journalism as a profession in Syria in the late 1990s was almost as unusual for a young girl as choosing to become a professional soccer player. “There were a lot of women studying media, but we already knew that we [would] not work as journalists,” said Rula Asad.  

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December 18, 2017 | Natalia Bonilla | Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
In small-town Colombia, a group empowers girls one bike at a time

Niñas sin Miedo, or Girls Without Fear, works to promote human rights by educating young girls on sexualized violence and offering conferences and workshops on teen pregnancy prevention, sexual abuse, and harassment. It also empowers the girls by teaching them to ride bikes together. 

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December 14, 2017 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
Justice served in major Congo rape case, but danger isn’t over yet

This is the first time a mastermind of mass rape has been held legally responsible in DRC. But the story doesn’t end here. There are still a few major issues to watch.  

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December 13, 2017 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
MP and militiamen convicted of crimes against humanity for rapes of nearly 50 girls in Kavumu

Today a historic conviction came down in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was the first time an official or commander has been convicted of masterminding rape in the country.

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December 06, 2017 | Amanda Sperber | Gender-based violence, Girls, Health, International, Violence against women
The night shift: Joining an ambulance ride for raped women

A call comes in at 4:58 p.m. The night shift hasn’t yet started, so the day team that has been working since 7 in the morning goes out. We leave at 5:30. There’s no explicit rush. The 11-year-old isn’t bleeding.

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