Rapports

Aid workers say more than 100,000 people in North Kivu have fled mass executions, mutilations and rapes by armed militias By Simon Tisdall Villagers and townspeople in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are facing "extreme violence" with atrocities…

Conclusions principales Cette ‘Joint Assessment Mission’ (JAM) qui est la sixième du genre depuis l’arrivée des réfugiés centrafricains (2005) et tchadiens (2008) au Cameroun avait pour objectif de faire une évaluation de leur situation actuelle en…

Executive Summary Domestic violence is one of the biggest threats to women’s health and well-being. Globally, approximately 1 in 3 women will experience violence during her lifetime, often at the hands of an intimate partner.the cost of…

By Ndiaga Seck GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 29 May 2012 – When gunfire began in Bihambwe, Tuisenge had no choice but flee. VIDEO: UNICEF correspondent Ndiaga Seck reports on efforts to prevent family separation during mass…

Several Liberian advocacy groups have begun a campaign to support global parliamentarian declaration on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), ahead of a United Nations conference in the United States. The awareness, which is being led by the…

Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast need funding to address the humanitarian crisis of violence against women, report claims Read the full article in the Guardian.

ACCRA, Ghana --- Sixteen-year-old Sahada was pulled out of school when her family arranged a marriage for her. But it wasn’t what she wanted. “I wanted to remain in school and learn,” she said through a translator.…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the responses of Rwanda to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture…

15 May 2012 The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Rwanda on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

By Josh Harris, Communications Officer May 9, 2012— Packed onto overflowing benches in a small church, high in the hills overlooking the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rows of women, many with…