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May, 2012

May 23, 2012 - 
BBC News
Domestic abuse acute in post-war West Africa, report says

The plight of wives who suffer abuse from soldiers returning home from conflict in West Africa has been highlighted in a new aid agency report.

 

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May 23, 2012 - 
Agence France Presse
NATO summit's forgotten people: Afghan civilians

Far from the bright lights of Chicago where world leaders met to shape NATO's exit from Afghanistan, one of the war's victims, 12-year-old Aleema, sums up her life in three words: "It's the worst.

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May 22, 2012 - 
The Guardian
Domestic Violence is Biggest Threat to West Africa's Women

Husbands, not strangers or men with guns, are now the biggest threat to women in post-conflict west Africa, according to a report by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) released on Tuesday.

 

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May 22, 2012 - 
TrustLaw - Blogs
The Word on Women - End of war doesn’t spell peace for women in West Africa

By Emma Batha The photo shows a woman sprawled in the dirt, grimacing in pain. A man is lunging towards her. The image needs no caption – the man has obviously beaten the woman up and hurled her to the ground.

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May 21, 2012 - 
Voice of America
Report: Domestic Violence Rate 'Alarming' in West Africa

A new report says women are suffering domestic violence at “alarming levels and with shocking frequency” in post-conflict countries in West Africa.

 

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May 20, 2012 - 
La Informacion.com
Iraquíes refugiados en el país que invadió el suyo: huida a Estados Unidos

La guerra de Irak dejó atrás millones de refugiados y desplazados internos. Muchos acaban pidiendo asilo político en el país que se hizo con el suyo aún hoy.

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May 17, 2012 - 
Associated Press
Flood of refugees hits camp near Sudan border

YIDA, South Sudan (AP) — An unexploded bomb sticks out of the earth. Foxholes have been dug by aid workers fearing more airstrikes from Sudan. Streams of hungry refugees are pouring in.

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May 17, 2012 - 
Guardian.co.uk
South Sudan slides towards destitution amid border conflict with Sudan

South Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis with more than half its population threatened by food shortages because of its ongoing conflict with Sudan, the UN has warned.

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