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Posted by The.IRC on October 14th, 2011
The IRC focuses on medical care for women -- like this Somali refugee -- during and after pregnancy to ensure that they and their children stay safe and healthy. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, women, Photo of the Day, maternal health | 2 Comments
Posted by melissa.winkler on October 14th, 2011
“It is not your fault,” says the IRC’s Amie Kandeh, consoling a 14-year-old girl named Fulamatu. It’s an important message in a country where women and girls are regularly blamed for the rapes they suffer and assailants are rarely prosecuted. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence, women, Nicholas D. Kristof | 7 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 13th, 2011
Nicholas D. Kristof writes in the New York Times: "…the International Rescue Committee says that only one-half of 1 percent of the rapes it deals with in Sierra Leone lead to convictions. I soon saw the challenges first hand." more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence, women, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times |
Posted by Ruth.Fertig on October 12th, 2011
In her Wake Up Call video, Abigail Disney, executive producer of the PBS special, "Women, War and Peace," shares how the story of Liberian women taking a stand against war propelled her into filmmaking. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, Wake Up Call, Abigail Disney, Women War and Peace | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 12th, 2011
IRC rape counselors provide individual emotional support and family mediation. They also work with communities to change attitudes -- in particular -- placing blame where it is deserved, rather than on victims. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, women, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on October 11th, 2011
Make sure to tune in to PBS tonight for the premier episode of "Women, War and Peace," the five-part series that spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: women, Women, War and Peace |
Posted by The.IRC on October 10th, 2011
In a column published yesterday in the New York Times, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Nicholas D. Kristof takes readers inside a rape treatment center the IRC runs in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He tells the stories of three-year-old Jessica and other staggeringly young patients at the center. more »
Posted in Women, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, Women's Rights, New York Times, sexual asault, Nick Kristof |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 9th, 2011
The IRC's Amie Kandeh speaks with Nicholas D. Kristof about the youngest patients the IRC treats in its rape center in Freetown, Sierra Leone. For the full story, read Kristof's stunning Sunday New York Times column: "In This Rape Center, the Patient Was 3." more »
Posted in Women, Sierra Leone | Tags: Nicholas D. Kristof | 6 Comments
Posted by Anne.Richard on October 7th, 2011
I first heard the name Leymah Gbowee only a few weeks ago. About 30 of us had gathered to hear the 39-year-old Liberian executive director of the Women, Peace and Security network speak on a Friday in mid-September, all unaware that we were listening to a future Nobel Peace Prize winner. more »
Posted in Women, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Women's Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel peace prize, Tawakkul Karman | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 7th, 2011
Congratulations to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakul Karman. The three women have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on women's rights. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Liberia | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Freedom Award, Women's Rights, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakul Karman, Nobel peace prize | 1 Comments
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