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Posted by Madeleine Rene on January 11th, 2011
I’m a native of Petit Goave, Haiti. I am 30 years old. When I was 12, I witnessed the rape of my older sister, which caused her death. As I grew up I felt the need to fight against rape which was very common where I lived. When I was 18, my partner beat me but I knew nothing about my rights. I feel very motivated to work as an IRC volunteer because it is an opportunity to help other women facing situations like mine. more »
Posted in Women, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, volunteers, KOFAVIV |
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2010
I was working with the IRC. They brought me a young girl who was thirteen years old. She had just been taken by rebel groups. These men forced her to stay in the forest with them for three months. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, women, Wake Up Wednesdays | 1 Comments
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on September 30th, 2010
Though IVAWA was not voted on by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, your voices were heard through your letters, e-mails and phone calls. By continuing to reach out to Members of Congress in the coming weeks, you can make sure that this bill gets passed during this Congress. more »
Posted in Advocacy | Tags: IVAWA, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2010
We had the opportunity to ask President Clinton and other leaders who attended the Clinton Global Initiative meeting this week how they would address a particularly urgent global problem: violence against women. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Women's Rights, Clinton Global Initiative, CGI, Queen Rania, Bill Clinton, Katie Couric, violence against women |
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 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 December 8th, 2008
Posted in Women, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones in Thailand, domestic violence, humanitarian, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2008
Posted in Women, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones in Thailand, humanitarian, Women's Rights |
Posted by The.IRC on May 14th, 2008
Posted in Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, video, Ann Jones, humanitarian, West Africa, Women's Rights | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Women, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones, female gential multilation, humanitarian, Women's Rights | 2 Comments
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