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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#CIRmarkup: Sec. 3405 of U.S. #CIR bill is in markup right now. It contains important protections for #refugees, asylees & stateless people.
May 20, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
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Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2012
Today -- International Women’s Day -- actors Sarah Wayne Callies, Morena Baccarin, Romola Garai, Téa Leoni and Alyssa Milano are joining the IRC to launch a social action pledge drive aimed at raising awareness about the challenges faced by women and girls around the world. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Health, Women | Tags: girls, women, Sarah Wayne Callies, International Women’s Day, Morena Baccarin, Romola Garai, Téa Leoni |
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
In Haiti, where violence against women has increased dramatically since the January 2010 earthquake, the IRC gives teenage girls safe places to go to talk with their peers and explore their feelings with trained counselors. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: domestic violence, girls, Haiti Earthquake, women | 3 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on December 30th, 2011
In October, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote two columns about the epidemic of child rape in Sierra Leone. His reports were heart-wrenching, describing girls of tender age requiring treatment at an IRC rape center. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence | 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 The.IRC on March 31st, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones, girls, humanitarian, Women's Rights | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 27th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones, girls, humanitarian, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on March 24th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones, girls, humanitarian, the IRC, Women's Rights | 8 Comments
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