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Women's Rights

Posted by The.IRC on December 15th, 2010
We work with a lot of women who are just going about their business ... they're in their fields, they're in their homes, taking care of their children — and armed groups come through and target these women for rape... more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2010
Author, activist, photographer and IRC volunteer Ann Jones is interviewed about her recently published book “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War,” which is based on Jones’ work with the IRC’s gender-based violence unit. more »
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 »
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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 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 by George.Rupp on September 21st, 2010
I have attended CGI meetings beginning with the first one and am honored to be here again this year. Importantly for the IRC, the commitments made by world leaders, businesses, and philanthropists at the CGI can provide much-needed help for assisting uprooted people worldwide. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2010
Women have come together in Haiti to mark International Women’s Day and to begin overcoming the tragedy of what they have witnessed and experienced. They’ve also come together to declare their shared commitment to reinforcing and revitalizing the vibrant and strong women’s movement in Haiti. 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 by The.IRC on May 18th, 2009
According to Shannon Meehan, the IRC’s Brussels-based director of advocacy, it’s easier to effect change than most people think. The smallest gift or effort goes a long way toward saving lives. more »

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