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Gender Apartheid in the Afghan Context

On the 2nd anniversary of the Taliban take-over in Afghanistan, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs hosts a seminar on the conceptualisation of gender apartheid in the Afghan context.

Two RWI Afghan research fellows Hanifa Girowal (2023) and … Continue reading » “Gender Apartheid in the Afghan Context”

‘Putting Her Feet Everywhere’

In Cameroon, girl children are prey. Violent perpetrators lure at home, on their way to school, at school and on their way back home from school. Strangers, fellow students, parents, and husbands all pose a threat.

Marthe Wandou, 2021 laureate

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New ‘On Human Rights’ Podcast – Discussing Conflict Related Sexual Violence with Julia Dalman and Tyson Nicholas

Since 1981, November 25th has been a day for advocacy and raising awareness against gender-based violence. The days was officially designated as The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nation General Assembly Resolution 54/134 … Continue reading » “New ‘On Human Rights’ Podcast – Discussing Conflict Related Sexual Violence with Julia Dalman and Tyson Nicholas”