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Posted by The.IRC on June 5th, 2013
Hope for sexual violence survivors in war zones as study in Congo reveals dramatic impact of group therapy: Women "have been able to turn their lives around," says the IRC's Catherine Poulton. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Health, Research, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: GBV, health, Sexual Violence, women, research, group therapy, post traumatic stress disorder |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on September 22nd, 2010
The countdown has begun for Congress to act on a bill that would help harness U.S. efforts to confront the biggest moral outrage of our time – violence against women and girls. At a Congressional panel in support of the International Violence Against Women Act last week, the sentiment was clear – now is the time. more »
Posted in Women, Washington, DC - Advocacy | Tags: GBV, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on March 30th, 2010
Guest blogger Brenna O’Rourke is an IRC intern in Chad, where the IRC is providing health care and other essential services to 58,000 Darfuri refugees and local communities. We also reach out to men and boys to change attitudes that foster violence against women. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2009
2009 marks the 18th anniversary of the “16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence” campaign. We recently shared the story of our IRC colleague Annabelle Mubi, who works in refugee camps in Thailand helping women and girls who experience domestic or sexual violence. more »
Posted in Women, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, Annabelle Mubi, domestic violence, GBV, humanitarian, Karen, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on November 25th, 2009
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, domestic violence, GBV, humanitarian |
Posted by Amie.Kandeh on March 4th, 2009
Every year, around International Women's Day, I think about women and girls all over the world who, like me, have the right to live with dignity, in freedom, and without fear. more »
Posted in Women, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, aid worker blog, domestic violence, GBV, gender based violence, humanitarian, International Women's Day | 5 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on July 11th, 2008
Posted in Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, GBV, humanitarian, IDP, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Sexual Violence |
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