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- Rhona Scullion
- • March 8, 2016
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LONDON — The Center for Women, Peace and Security, based at the London School of Economics in Britain, is a year old. The first of its kind in Europe, the center aims to shed light on the prevalence of…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Women
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • June 19, 2014
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As Sunni Muslim extremists first seized strategic cities in Iraq last week, and a United Nations spokesman for the human-rights high commissioner, Navi Pillay, said that rapes had been part of the mayhem, leaving four female victims dead from…
- Categories: Child Soldiers, Gender Violence, ICC, International Justice, Women
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- Alice Speri
- • September 28, 2013
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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor – Fatou Bensouda – was busy in New York this week, rallying support for the court on the sidelines of the 68th United Nations General Assembly annual debate. The Gambia native, who succeeded…
- Categories: Africa, Human Rights, ICC, International Justice, Middle East, Security Council
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • July 8, 2013
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The newest United Nations Security Council resolution that continues to build a stronger framework to prevent and end sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations sends a strong signal that such offenses will be punished as war crimes under…
- Categories: ICC, International Justice, Peace and Security, Security Council, Women
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- Elisabeth Braw
- • June 10, 2013
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LONDON — When Angelina Jolie and William Hague traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March, the Hollywood star and the British foreign minister naturally attracted attention. But what they came for — to announce a plan…
- Categories: Africa, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Women
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