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We must stop violence before it starts

Lynne Featherstone, Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, 11 June 2014 - Girls & Women

Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in the world. In the last few weeks alone there have been numerous high-profile reports of incidents where women have suffered because of their gender. World …

One billion rise to tackle violence against girls and women on V Day

Lynne Featherstone, Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, 14 February 2014 - Female Genital Mutilation, Girls & Women

I wanted to take the opportunity of V-Day, a day on which girls and women around the world will rise up to challenge the violence perpetrated on them, to update you on my priorities as Ministerial Champion for the elimination …

Sexual violence in conflict

Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, 12 November 2013 - Development Debates, Girls & Women, Humanitarian

...where they hide in shame for what has happened to them. The effect and use of sexual violence in each country is unique. In Syria, the threat of sexual violence...

The cost of conflict for women in DRC

Sophie Tholstrup, 25 November 2012 - Democratic Republic of Congo, Girls & Women, Humanitarian

Given current events in eastern DRC it seems strange to be writing about anything else. M23’s capture of Goma and ongoing push to the South has been widely covered in the international press (Reuters’ coverage has been particularly good). I …

We must stop violence before it starts

One billion rise to tackle violence against girls and women on V Day

Sexual violence in conflict

The cost of conflict for women in DRC

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