http://hub.witness.org/en/user/povamdoc/rss RSS feed of user content en http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2846 <p>Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her in the eastern Congo. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2846#comments Anthropologie légale Conflit armé Congo Congo, République démocratique du Détention Discrimination Enfants soldats Exploitation sexuelle fistula OK for all OTP police brutality police brutality POV prison Somalie US Vidéo Viol et abus sexuels Violence contre les femmes women Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:22:48 -0700 povamdoc 2846 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1332 <p>How do you measure the distance from an African village to an American city? What does it mean to be a refugee in today's "global village"? "Rain in a Dry Land" provides eye-opening answers as it chronicles the fortunes of two Somali Bantu families transported by relief agencies from years of civil war and refugee life to Atlanta, Georgia, and Springfield, Massachusetts.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1332#comments Africa Bantu Family Immigration immigration OK for all POV Refugees Somalia Somalia United States United States Video 4.828260 47.197266 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:18:53 -0700 povamdoc 1332 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2290 <p>Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her in the eastern Congo. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2290#comments Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the fistula OK for all police brutality POV Rape and sexual abuse Sexual exploitation US Video Violence against women women Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:22:48 -0700 povamdoc 2290 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1331 <p>Traumatized by physical injuries and brutal losses in Sierra Leone's civil war, a group of refugees fight back with the only means they have — music. The six-member Refugee All Stars came together in Guinea after civil war forced them from their homeland.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1331#comments conflict Music OK for all POV refugee Sierra Leone sierra leone Video 8.320212 -11.865234 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:12:16 -0700 povamdoc 1331 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2068 <p>Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her in the eastern Congo. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/2068#comments Afrique Anthropologie légale Conflit armé Congo Congo Détention Discrimination Droits de la femme Enfants soldats Exploitation sexuelle fistula Gabon Justice transitionnelle OK for all POV Santé Seychelles US Vidéo women Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:22:48 -0700 povamdoc 2068 at http://hub.witness.org http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1333 <p>Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her in the eastern Congo. A fistula, a medical condition common among victims of violent rape, rendered Lumo incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, she awaits reconstructive surgery.</p> http://hub.witness.org/en/node/1333#comments Africa Armed conflict Congo Congo fistula Health OK for all POV Video women Women&#039;s rights Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:22:48 -0700 povamdoc 1333 at http://hub.witness.org