Browsing tag: Violence against women

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Schoolgirls attacked with acid in Afghanistan

A group of girls determined to receive an education have been scarred for life in southern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Armed conflict, Education, Violence against women

Witnessed: 180 times

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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

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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

Witnessed: 215 times

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Attacks imperil girls' education in Swat Valley

The Pakistani government says that more than 120 girls' schools have been burned down or attacked in the Swat Valley region.

Pakistan

Crimes against humanity, Education, Violence against women

Witnessed: 138 times

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Kenya: Rape Survivors Share Their Testimonies

It was an exercise in democracy that went disastrously wrong. The tensions that followed Kenya's presidential elections quickly spiralled into an orgy of murder and rape....

Kenya

Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women

Witnessed: 135 times

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Epidemic of Rape in the Congo: Women for Women International

As seen on 60 Minutes: Women for Women International reports from DR Congo in concert with Anderson Cooper's piece for 60 Minutes, "War Against Women" featuring Women for Women International's program...

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women, War crimes

Witnessed: 235 times

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Rape case in Afghanistan sparks controversy

An Afghan women has accussed her government of pardoning three men convicted of gang-raping her.

Afghanistan

Impunity, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women

Witnessed: 378 times

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Peacekeepers accused of 'abusing children' in Haiti

Children as young as six are being sexually abused by United Nations peacekeepers and aid workers in return for food and money, says a report by Save the Children, a non-profit organisation.

Haiti

Rape and sexual abuse, Transitional justice, Violence against women

Witnessed: 218 times

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Sigongile - HIV/AIDS and Stigma in South Africa

Created in a workshop focused on HIV/AIDS stigma faced by women, orphans and other vulnerable groups. Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa

Drugs & human rights, HIV-AIDS, Violence against women

Witnessed: 333 times

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