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Unspeakable Crimes Against Children: Sexual violence against children
Save the Children warns that children make up the majority of victims of sexual violence in world's conflict and post-conflict zones. In the report 'Unspeakable Crimes Against Children', figures and testimonies are collated from a range of countries affec
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No place for children- Child Recruitment, Forced Marriage, and Attacks on Schools in Somalia
Children in war-torn Somalia face horrific abuses, including forced recruitment as soldiers, forced marriage and rape, and attacks on their schools by the parties to the conflict. Those responsible are never held to account.This 104-page report details un
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No one to trust- Children and Armed Conflict in Colombia
Colombia’s civilians have been pulled into a decades-long civil war among the government’s forces, paramilitary groups and their successors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the People’s Liberation Army (ELN). During the conflict, gi
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Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How Can We Prevent It? Quantitative Findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific
This study was a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and United Nations Volunteers (UNV). The objecti
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Out from the shadows: Sexual violence against children with disabilities
A report that sheds light on the shocking issue of sexual violence against children with disabilities. All over the world, children with disabilities are suffering from sexual violence at the hands of perpetrators who operate with almost total impunity. A
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Achieving Justice for Victims of Rape and Advancing Women's Rights: Comparative Study of Legal Reform
TrustLaw has produced a research study to support the reform of rape legislation in Haiti. This is the first of two reports, prepared at the request of MADRE, the international women’s human rights organisation. It focuses on the rape laws and procedures
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A Case Study: The Greater Rape Intervention Program (GRIP))
Tulane University conducted a case study of the Greater Rape Intervention Programme (GRIP) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Since 2000, the programme has provided medical and psychosocial care and legal support services to survivors of gender-based v
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“How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?” Child Marriage in Yemen
"How Come You Allow Little Girls to Get Married?": Child Marriage in Yemen,' documents the lifelong damage to girls who are forced to marry young. Child marriages are widespread in Yemen. Most girls marry before they reach 18, and in rural areas, some mar
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Nadie en quien confiar: Los niños y el conflicto armado en Colombia
Colombia’s civilians have been pulled into a decades-long civil war among the government’s forces, paramilitary groups and their successors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the People’s Liberation Army (ELN). During the conflict, gi
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Struggling to Survive- Children Living Alone on the Streets of Tanzania and Kenya
A new study by Railway Children finds a 'silent war' is being waged in Tanzania and Kenya against children forced on to the streets. The children who took part in the study have been exposed to a relentless ordeal of extreme physical and sexual violence,
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Gender Relations, Sexual Violence and the Effects of Conflict on Women and Men in North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Preliminary Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES)
A new study by Promundo and the Sonke Gender Justice Network conducted in Goma, eastern Democtratic Republic of Congo (DRC) finds that more than a third of men surveyed have carried out some form of sexual violence and more than three quarters hold deeply
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Community-Based Reintegration of War-Affected Young Mothers: Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Liberia, Sierra Leone & Northern Uganda
During the past decade, the international community has come to recognize that girls participate in armed groups and forces in substantial numbers. The majority of girls associated with armed forces or armed groups (CAAFAG) do not go through formal or inf