Informes

By Stephan Kirchner [1] Introduction: Rape in times of war Despite decades of emancipation and women's liberation, women are and will remain vulnerable due to their gender and their status in society.[2] Wartime rapes[3] are anything but new.…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on repatriation / refugees Over the reporting week, UNHCR registered 1,827 Burundians returning from refugee camps in Tanzania through the entry points of Mabanda/Makamba province (598), Gisuru/Ruyigi province (398), Kobero/Muyinga province (828); while 3 Burundians arrived from…

United Nations in collaboration with Sierra Leone's Government today concluded a three-day workshop for national police officers covering gender issues, human rights, mediation and other topics aimed at ensuring next week's parliamentary and presidential elections are free of violence in…

Monrovia, Liberia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Mr. Alan Doss, proposed a six-point remedial programme to address the problem of rape in Liberia at the opening of the general assembly of the Liberian Council of Churches in…

Résumé exécutif Depuis l'irruption d'un conflit armé en 2002 entre le gouvernement ivoirien et des groupes rebelles basés au nord et à l'ouest du pays, de nombreuses filles et femmes ont été victimes de violences sexuelles brutales en Côte d'Ivoire,…

Executive Summary Since an armed conflict erupted in 2002 between the Ivorian government and northern-based rebel groups, girls and women in Côte d'Ivoire have been victims of brutal forms of sexual violence by armed men on both sides of the…

OSUN STATE, Nigeria - From the shade of a small porch, Chief J.O. Aderibigbe rises to take the floor at this gathering of traditional birth attendants. Resplendent in his pink kaftan, he speaks emphatically in the local language of…

DARFUR July has seen three important developments, which may have an impact on the overall context and humanitarian situation in Darfur. First, the Special Envoys for Darfur of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have invited members of Darfur's non-signatory…

DARFUR July has seen three important developments, which may have an impact on the overall context and humanitarian situation in Darfur. First, the Special Envoys for Darfur of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have invited members of Darfur's…

Mme Yakin Ertürk, Rapporteuse spéciale du Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies chargée de la question de la violence à l'égard des femmes, ses causes et ses conséquences, a fait la déclaration suivante le 27 juillet 2007,…