Men and women who took part in an interfaith programme experienced a remarkably lower incidence of violence, even years later.
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Horrific allegations of gang rape and reports of the targeting of reproductive facilities have alarmed the international community, but sadly, the strategy is not new.
As violence continues to displace people in the eastern DRC, women face a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence.
The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
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Research Professor of Global Affairs, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict, McGill University
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Assistant Research Professor of Nutrition, Tufts University
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Professor of Law & Society, York University, York Research Chair in International Gender Justice & Peacebuilding, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Management, Western Washington University
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Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Social Work, Edith Cowan University