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The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: Joint amicus curiae submission by SALC and Prof. Bonita Meyersfeld

Q&A: How can a global treaty to end violence against women succeed? - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

‘Kidnapped, Raped and Trafficked’: Women and Girls Exposed to Sexual Violence in War-torn Mozambique. Twenty-year-old Sarah* sat among a group of women, clutching her four-year-old daughter, Awa, close to her chest and hoping to be ignored by the chief of the insurgent group that had captured them...

As conflict rages in Cabo Delgado, women and girls are being used as sex slaves and forced to marry insurgent fighters

The forms of violence referred to as harmful practices, include female genital mutilation, child marriage, bride kidnapping, female infanticide, forced feeding, breast ironing, among others. These practices deny girls their right to choice, right to freedom to determine their future, and have long-term health and psychological implications.