Somali Human Rights Leader Hawa Aden Mohamed
Somali human rights leader Hawa Aden Mohamed receives the 2008 Roger Baldwin Award from Human Rights First.
In the Picture with Jehad Nga: Somalia through a lens
Jehad Nga is one of the most talented emerging photographers on the international scene and for the last three years has worked intensely in and around Mogadishu....
Somalia
Child soldiers, Internally displaced persons, War crimes
Somalia: Mogadishu's only hospital
Mogadishu's only hospital has been pushed to breaking point after months of bombings and street battles have left thousands wounded in the Somali capital.
Somalia
Armed conflict, Health, Humanitarian
IWD 2008: Neelanjana Mukhia (ActionAid)
Why is it important to understand the intersection of HIV/AIDS and violence against women (VAW) and what makes it a human rights issue?...
Global
HIV-AIDS, Violence against women
DRC - Raise Hope, Protect and Empower Congo's Women
The Enough Project launches a new campaign and website RAISE Hope for Congo to fight the terrible scourge of violence against women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Watch the video....
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
HIV-AIDS, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women
IWD 2008: Sunila Abeyesekera on women human rights defenders
Women human rights defenders are confronted by difficult challenges when they work in male dominated environments and are often stigmatized and sometimes become victims of gender specific violations t...
Sri Lanka
Violence against women
Women of the Congo
We are women of all backgrounds, but more importantly we are all mothers, sisters, and daughters....
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women, War crimes
Open Society Institute
The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizen....
Global
Death penalty, HIV-AIDS, Violence against women
SIlence Speaks
Silence Speaks is an international digital storytelling initiative that provides survivors and witnesses of violence and other forms of trauma with a safe, supportive environment in which to tell thei...
Global
Child soldiers, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that promotes women's human rights....
Global
Human trafficking, Slavery & forced labor, Violence against women
Global Grassroots
Global Grassroots was founded in 2004 to support conscious social change for women in post-conflict societies in Africa....
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Rwanda, Sudan
Crimes against humanity, Violence against women, Women's rights
