News from the Field
How to counter rape as a weapon of war
The Guardian, 30 July 2010
CRS raises awareness on rape in Congo
The Catholic Review, 27 July 2010
Our Bodies Are Still Trembling: Haitian Women's Fight Against Rape
ReliefWeb, 27 July 2010
Army offensive makes life feel riskier in eastern Congo - survey
AlertNet, 27 July 2010
U.S. law targets 'conflict minerals' in Congo
CNN, 24 July 2010
Investigate rape in Darfur, say women rights activists
Daily Monitor, 22 July 2010
Darfur rebels sign deal with the UN to protect children
CNN, 22 July 2010
ICC must prosecute Mugabe youths' rape campaign
Sowetan, 22 July 2010
Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Newsroom America, 22 July 2010
Female journalists trained to become regular contributors to radio programme devoted to coverage of sexual violence, human rights and justice issues
IWPR, 21 July 2010
U.S. financial reform bill also targets 'conflict minerals' from Congo
The Washington Post, 21 July 2010
Darfur rebels JEM sign UN child protection deal
Yahoo News, 21 July 2010
Press Release: Zimbabwe's Upcoming Elections Threaten Another Campaign of Rape
AIDS-Free World, 21 July 2010
MADRE Presents on Colombia Before the UN Human Rights Committee
MADRE News, 20 July 2010
Sierra Leone: Rape on the Increase in Kono
AllAfrica, 19 July 2010
Abused African women demand justice
Kuwait Times, 19 July 2010
DR Congo: To leave or to stay? An impossible choice
Oxfam – East African Blog, 16 July 2010
Developing a Global Agenda for Gender Justice
AWID, 16 July 2010
An End to Impunity? The International Criminal Court and Women in Africa
Consultancy Africa Intelligence, 16 July 2010
Survey shows women and boys in increasing danger in war-torn eastern Congo
Oxfam International, 15 July 2010
Studies Explore Effects of War on Former Child Soldiers
ScienceDaily, 15 July 2010
Fresh clashes in DR Congo’s North Kivu province displace thousands – UN
UN News Centre, 13 July 2010
Alert 2010! Report on Conflicts, Human Rights and Peacebuilding
Escola de Cultura de Pau, 31 December 2009
UN: Rape on the rise in east DRC
News24, 13 July 2010
NGO Statement on Action Needed to Promote the Safety and Well-Being of Women and Girls in Kyrgyzstan
Reliefweb, 13 July 2010
The Women of Haiti Still in Rubble
Colorlines, 12 July 2010
Pre-Trial Chamber I issues a second warrant of arrest against Omar Al Bashir for counts of genocide
ICC, 12 July 2010
Working Paper on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence against Women Displaced by Conflict
International Crisis Group, 12 July 2010
DRC: Getting away with rape
IRIN News, 12 July 2010
Look to Women to End Conflict in Kyrgyzstan
Foreign Policy in Focus, 9 July 2010
Congo's Feminist Fight
The Daily Beast, 7 July 2010
Fear of attack leaves Kenyan women prisoners in their homes
Amnesty International, 7 July 2010
DRC: Behind bars for rape
IRIN News, 7 July 2010
Security Council 6354th Meeting, Debate on Civilian Protection
DPI, 7 July 2010
How UN peacekeepers address conflict-related sexual violence
United Nations Radio, 5 July 2010
"The rape capital of the world"
New Statesman, 2 July 2010
Secretary-General inaugurates new phase of UN mission in DR Congo
UN News Centre, 1 July 2010
Congo war leaves legacy of sexual violence against women
CSMonitor, 30 June 2010
DR Congo: Emergency Response to Sexual Violence Still Essential
Refugees International, 28 June 2010
Sexual Assaults Add to Miseries of Haiti's Ruins
The New York Times, 23 June 2010
Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict - New Tool Captures Innovation in Peacekeeping
Australian Government, AusAID, 1 July 2010
UN releases practical toolkit on how to deter sexual violence in war
UN News Centre, 30 June 2010
United Nations Must Train Its Peacekeepers on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence
Refugees International, 30 June 2010
Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice
ReliefWeb, 30 June 2010
Press Release: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict - A New Tool Captures Innovation in Peacekeeping
UN Action/UNIFEM/DPKO, 30 June 2010
Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice
UN Action/UNIFEM/DPKO, 30 June 2010
"There Is Almost Total Impunity for Rape in Congo"
IPS, 28 June 2010
No, Sexual Violence Is Not 'Cultural'
The New York Times, 25 June 2010
Editorials: Rape as a weapon of war in modern conflicts
British Medical Journal, 24 June 2010
SIERRA LEONE: Impunity in rape cases thrives
IRIN News, 22 June 2010
To be healed, brutalised Congolese need to see justice being done
Mail & Guardian, 18 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan: New Attacks Against Uzbeks
Human Rights Watch, 17 June 2010
400,000 flee as ethnic violence rages in Kyrgyzstan: UN
NY Daily News, 17 June 2010
Uzbeks allege rapes, say troops let violence occur
Yahoo News, 17 June 2010
Kenya: Police Abuse Somali Refugees
Human Rights Watch, 17 June 2010
Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Reiterates ‘Strong Condemnation’ of Recruitment, Use of Children in Armed Conflict
Department of Public information, UN, 16 June 2010
UN Makes Renewed Effort to Fight Rape in Liberia
Heritage, 8 June 2010
Sierra Leone launches National Action Plan and hosts Open Day on women, peace and security
Cocorioko, 8 June 2010
DRC refugees are prey to rape
News24, 2 June 2010
Women's suffering in times of conflict
DESA News, June 2010
Rape in War: Motives of Militia in DRC
USIP, 28 May 2010
Women Demand Answers and Action from ICC
IPS, 1 June 2010
New report on war rapes challenges common view of gender violence
Sida, 31 May 2010
UN to reduce DR Congo peace force
BBC, 28 May 2010
ICC sends Sudan's failure to honour arrest warrants to Security Council
UN News Centre, 26 May 2010
SOUTH AFRICA: Troops reinforcing a porous and dangerous border
IRIN, 26 May 2010
We can stop rape as a weapon of war
New Europe, 23 May 2010
Annual Report to the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict
ReliefWeb, 21 May 2010
GLOBAL: Women UN peacekeepers - more needed
IRIN, 20 May 2010
LIBERIA: Sexual violence projects could suffer post-UNMIL
IRIN, 18 May 2010
Haunted by Congo rape dilemma
BBC News, 15 May 2010
MSF calls attention to continuing dangers faced by survival migrants and refugees in South Africa
Médecins Sans Frontières, 12 May 2010
Celebrating Resolution 1325... now for implementation
Kudzai Makombe, IPS, 10 May 2010
Sweden defends women subjected to sexual violence in conflicts
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2010
SCIAF launches new drive to help sexual violence survivors in the Great Lakes region
ReliefWeb, 7 May 2010
Patterns of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: reports from survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006
Conflict and Health, 5 May 2010
Demanding Justice for sexual violence against women during Guatemala´s armed conflict
The Guatemala Times, 4 May 2010
UN warns Congo to end ‘rule by rape’
The National, 1 May 2010
DRC: 'Rape capital of the world'-Amnesty calls for urgent international attention to combat sexual violence in region
Amnesty International/UK, 29 April 2010
UN official calls DR Congo 'rape capital of the world'
BBC News, 28 April 2010
Top UN official warns "that politically-motivated rape is a disturbing trend"
YouTube, 27 April 2010
Security Council to act on indicators for tracking implementation of landmark text addressing women, peace and security
ReliefWeb, 27 April 2010
Killings, violence wrack rural Colombia -Red Cross
Reuters, 26 April 2010
UNHCR criticizes lack of justice for rape survivors in Congo
UNHCR, 23 April 2010
Statement of SRSG Wallström, Security Council Open Meeting
27 April 2010
Tackling sexual violence must include prevention and ending impunity – UN official
UN News Centre, 27 April 2010
Margot Wallström reaffirms her commitment to the fight against sexual violence in the DRC
United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC), 20 April 2010
Governor General hails Congo's pledge to tackle problem of systemic rape
The Canadian Press / Prince Albert Daily Herald, 19 April 2010
Sexual violence aggravates the 31 armed conflicts of 2009
EurekAlert!, 16 April 2010
U.N. fears Congo pullout will hurt fight against rape
Reuters, 19 April 2010
Sexual violence ‘becoming normal’ in Congo
The Times, 16 April 2010
New legal clinic established to combat impunity for sexual violence in Kiwanja, North Kivu
United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo, 15 April 2010
New report shows shocking pattern of rape in eastern Congo
Oxfam International, 15 April 2010
Conflict-related rape the focus of UN official's visit to DR Congo
UN News Centre, 14 April 2010
Editorial: Rape As A Political Weapon
Naomi Pattirane, World Women International, 7 April 2010
Victims of rape and sexual violence denied justice in Uganda
Amnesty International, 7 April 2010
U.N. Envoy Paves Diplomatic History for Women
Women's E-News, 4 April 2010
Towards a rights-based approach in the implementation of the DDR programme in Uganda; A critical assessment
Ugandablogspot, 5 April 2010
IOM Program to Provide Reparations for Sexual Violence Victims in Sierra Leone
Voice of America, 2 April 2010
Sexual violence: The rape of Congo
Blogs.WorldBank, 29 March 2010
Sexual Violence in Burma
Stand, 29 March 2010
Voldtekt som sikkerhetspolitikk (English PDF version)
Dagsavisen, 23 March 2010
"Our Bodies are Shaking Now" - Rape Follows Earthquake in Haiti
Huffington Post, 24 March 2010
El Salvador: UN Rights Expert Hits Out Against Rise in Killings of Women and Girls
UN News, 24 March 2010
UNICEF partner 'Heal Africa' treats survivors of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
UNICEF, 23 March 2009
Affleck launches aid foundation in Congo
Indian Express, 23 March 2010
Court of Conscience Against Sexual Violence towards Women during the Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala: Final Decision
15 March 2010
Sexual Violence in Conflict (Margot Wallström)
YouTube, 11 March 2010
First UN envoy for sexual violence in war says rape must stop
Reuters, 17 March 2010
Reducing gender-based violence against girls and women in Cote d'Ivoire
ReliefWeb, 15 March 2010
Zero tolerance or zero consequence?
Pablo Castillo Diaz, Letitia Anderson, Open Democracy, 15 March 2010
In Congo, Women Put Power Behind Rejoicing
Danielle Shapiro, Women's eNews, 14 March 2010
At U.N., Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide
The Washington Post,12 March 2010
punished - Ban
UN News, 11 March 2010
Victims of violence against women must be supported, perpetrators
Anne-Marie Goetz, Rob Jenkins, UN Chronicle, March 2010
Sexual Violence as a War Tactic - Security Council Resolution 1888: Next Steps
Anne-Marie Goetz, Rob Jenkins, UN Chronicle, March 2010
Sexual violence against children is a grave violation
UN Radio, 10 March 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S., UN Accuse Forces of 'Crimes against Humanity'
AllAfrica, 12 March 2010
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström
Commission on the Status of Women Speech, "Women, Peace and Security: Where are we now?"
Human Rights Groups Accuse DR Congo officer of abuse
BBC News, 1 March 2010
UN Calls for Action to Prevent Spread of HIV/AIDS in Haiti
Voice of America News, 27 February 2010
U.N.'s Wallstrom Says Congo Will Be Her First Stop
Women's E-News, 25 February 2010
Secretary's Remarks: Day of the Women of the Americas
U.S. Department of State, 18 February 2010
Chad: Letter to the UN Security Council on Consequences of MINURCAT Withdrawal from Country
AllAfrica.com, 17 February 2010
Congo women taught to take rape cases to court
SOS Children's Villages, 17 February 2010
UN Urges Media in Liberia to Highlight Lack of Punishment for Sexual Violence
UN News Centre, 16 February 2010
Guinea-Conakry: the price of political rape
OpenDemocracy, 10 February 2010
UN Appoints Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
White House Council on Women and Girls, 10 February 2010
UN Appoints Wallstrom Special Representative for Sexual Violence
Europa Newswire, 9 February 2010
More than 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in eastern DRC
UN News Centre, 9 February 2010
Peacebuilding office teams up with UN entities to combat sexual violence in conflict
UN News Centre, 3 February 2010
Secretary-General Appoints Margot Wallström of Sweden as Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
ReliefWeb, 2 February 2010
RIGHTS: New UN Envoy to Crack Down on Sexual Violence
Inter Press Service, 2 February 2010
The Peacebuilding Support Office joins UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict (UN Action)
ReliefWeb, 2 February 2010
Rebuild With the Women of Haiti
Huffington Post, 2 February 2010
UN says LRA Still Killing Civilians in DRC
Voice of America, 2 February 2010
Secretary-General Pledges United Nations Full Support ‘to Build Peace and Prosperity for All Africans’, in Remarks to African Union Summit
ReliefWeb, 1 February 2010
Rwanda: Sexual Violence
Link TV, February 2010
Wallstrom New UN Special Envoy
Radio Sweden, 31 January 2010
EU politician tapped for UN post against sexual violence
Deutsche Welle, 31 January 2010
Statement by Margot Wallstrom, Vice-President of the European Commission
Earth Times, 31 January 2010
Orphaned, Raped and Ignored
Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times, 30 January 2010
UN Chief launches campaign in Africa to Eradicate Male Violence Against Women
UN News Centre, 30 January 2010
Haiti's Human Rights Challenge
Human Rights Blog, 30 January 2010
Another Casualty of the Haiti Earthquake - The Women's Movement
Myayiti.com, 30 January 2010
ActionAid Concerned About Safety of Women Following Earthquake in Haiti
ActionAid, 21 Jan 2010
A Feminist Foreign Policy for the US?
Asia Security Initiative, 21 Jan 2010
Peru: Victims of Military Rapists Wait for Justice 25 Years On
IPS, 20 Jan 2010
Haiti’s Women in the Aftermath of Disaster
The Huffington Post, 19 Jan 2010
The Haiti Aftermath: Helping Those Who Need It Most
Chicago Now, 19 Jan 2010
Danger Grows for Haitian Girls Amid Chaos
The Star,16 Jan 2010
United Nations Year in Review – UN takes on a range of tough global challenges
Dominica Newsonline, 29 Dec 2009
Congo: Peace in the Land, but not in the home
IRIN, 29 Dec 2009
Report: 77% of Gaza Women Face Violence
The Media Line, 29 Dec 2009
General Assembly calls for urgent implementation of proposals to assist survivors of 1994 Rwandan genocide, including medical care, skills training, victim support
ReliefWeb, 28 Dec 2009
Officials outline new human rights violations in Darfur
Darfur Daily News, 27 Dec 2009
Could a Hillary Clinton Avatar Save Congo?
The Huffington Post, 26 Dec 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Organization Mission Until 31 May 2010
All Africa.com, 24 Dec 2009
The Power of Words: Victim, Survivor and Beyond
The Awareness Center, 24 Dec 2009
DRC: UN peacekeepers to use 'all necessary means' to protect civilians
UN News Centre, 23 Dec 2009
UN Security Council extends MONUC's mandate in the DRC until 31 May 2009
MONUC, 23 Dec 2009
Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Organization Mission Democratic Republic of Congo until 31 May 2010
ReliefWeb, 23 Dec 2009
France calls for UN action on Guinea
RNW, 23 Dec 2009
UN Suspends Peacekeeping Units in DRC due to Increased Human Rights Violations
Impunity Watch Africa, 23 Dec 2009
Guinea junta should be ‘held to account’ for massacre: US
AFP, 23 Dec 2009
AP Interview: Court can probe Guinea massacre
Associated Press, 23 Dec 2009
Rape with Extreme Violence: The New Pathology in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Denis Mukwege, Cathy Nangini, PLoS Med, 22 Dec 2009
US envoy says Obama's promise of a new era of global engagement is working
The Canadian Press, 22 Dec 2009
US to help DR Congo victims of sexual violence
AFP, 22 Dec 2009
Children Born of Rape Face Dismal Future
AllAfrica.com, 22 Dec 2009
Chad: IDPs in east facing continuing violence and hardship
AlertNet, 21 Dec 2009
260 memoirs published 1990-2006 detail wartime sex slavery
Kyodo News, 20 Dec 2009
Inside the "Bloody Monday" report: One horror after another
Guinea Oye!, 19 Dec 2009
European Parliament Condemns DRC Violence
UPI.com, 18 Dec 2009
Kenyan MP Pleads Over Violence
Capital News, 18 Dec 2009
Are we focusing too much on sexual violence in DRC?
Congo Siasa, 14 Dec 2009
Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum 2009
Zunia, 11 Dec 2009
Rape and Murder, Funded by Cell phones
CNN Opinion, 8 Dec 2009
Guinea: Stadium Massacre, Rape Likely Crimes Against Humanity
Human Rights Watch, 17 Dec 2009
Zimbabwe's 2008 Elections Featured Systematic Rape - Report
The Botswana Gazette, 15 Dec 2009
A Study in Violence: Examining Rape in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Student Pulse, 14 Dec 2009
Report: UN-backed Congo Troops Killing Civilians
The Associated Press, 14 Dec 2009
Afghan Women Still Need U.S. Support
Center for American Progress, 14 Dec 2009
Remarks on the Human Rights Agenda for the Twenty-first Century
U.S. Department of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 14 Dec 2009
On Cell Phones, Sexual Violence, and Straw Men
Enough project, 14 Dec 2009
"Beyond Words and Resolutions: An EU-U.S. Agenda to Combat SexualViolence in Conflict"
Don Steinberg, Transatlantic Strategy Forum, 14 Dec 2009
On the front line of the Honduran resistance movement
The Guardian Weekly, 14 Dec 2009
The quest for a gender just peace
Yakin Erturk, 14 Dec 2009
Congo Offensive Leaves 1,400 Dead as Rapes Soar, Group Says
Bloomberg, 14 Dec 2009
Mbeki continues Sudan visit as Bashir voices rejection to hybrid court
Sudan Tribune, 14 Dec 2009
Police detains women campaigning against sexual violence and state repression
Delhi Solidarity Group, 14 Dec 2009
Security situation in Darfur Volatile, Human Rights Day Celebrated
Tripoli Post, 13 Dec 2009
UN: Act to End Atrocities in Eastern Congo
Human Rights Watch, 13 Dec 2009
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Orchestrated Rape - AIDS-Free World Report
NGO News Africa, 12 Dec 2009
The Evil in Congo
The Washington Post, 12 Dec 2009
Zimbabwe rapes a crime against humanity
Timeslive, 12 Dec 2009
Sri Lanka: No effort should be spared for the children affected by armed conflict
ReliefWeb, 11 Dec 2009
Free Sri Lanka Child Soldiers - UN Envoy
AFP, 11 Dec 2009
Darfur violence becoming a forgotten war
CNN, 11 Dec 2009
Liberia: Justice for Country - the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendation for an Internationalized Domestic War Crimes Court
All Africa, 11 Dec 2009
Text of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech
The Associated Press, 10 Dec 2009
Zimbabwe Blasted for Condoning "Sexual Terror"
IPS, 10 Dec 2009
DR Congo: Level of brutality against women and girls in Congo increasing; UN must do more to protect them
ReliefWeb, 10 Dec 2009
Sexual Violence in the DRC "An Affront to All" - Ross Mountain
IPI, 3 Dec 2009
16 Days of Activism: The forgotten victims of conflict in the Congo
UNHCR, 26 Nov 2009
UNHCR Chief reiterates commitment to prevention of sexual violence
UNHCR, 25 Nov 2009
MONUC and the Congolese government launch strategy against gender based violence
MONUC, 25 Nov 2009
UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,10th Anniversary Statement.
By Inés Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM, 20 November 2009
Secretary- General’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (download .doc)
UN Office of the Spokesperson to the Secretary-General, 25 November 2009
International inquiry into deadly Guinea crackdown begins work – UN
UN News Centre, 18 November 2009
Secretary-General's message to Twenty-Ninth Ministerial Meeting of the UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
UN Office of the Spokesperson to the Secretary-General, 12 November 2009
Expulsions hit Darfur rape victims: Aid groups
Reuters, 11 November 2009
U.N. Congo head says must back army, despite abuse
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 11 Nov 2009
Council must do more to protect civilians in armed conflict – UN rights chief
UN News Centre, 11 Nov 2009
The United Nations is supporting the stabilization plan for eastern DRC
United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo, 10 Nov 2009
Turning a Blind Eye to Killing and Rape in DR Congo
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, Huffington Post, 10 Nov 2009
DRC: Sexual violence prevention and re-integration funding "falls through cracks"
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 04 Nov 2009
Guinea Rapes Test U.N.’s Stronger Promises to Women
Women’s e-News, 30 Oct 2009
5,400 raped in DRC province
Daily Nation, 21 Oct 2009
Calling for more female police, UN officer welcomes new pact with INTERPOL
UN News Centre, 20 Oct 2009
UN condemns rape 'madness' in DR Congo
AFP, 20 Oct 2009
UN decries vicious Congo rapes and night attacks
Reuters World Service, 20 0ct 2009
The Importance of Resolution 1888 to End Violence against Women
The Huffington Post, 19 Oct 2009
And Then The Rebels Came
ClutchMagazine, 19 Oct 2009
Our Bodies-Their Battleground: Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Zones
IRIN, 16 October 2009
Rights Group Defends Report Over Darfur Violence
Voice of America, 7 Oct 2009
Violence a 'Vile Violation' of Human Rights, Clinton Says
All Africa, 7 Oct 2009
Clinton: There Should Be 'No Impunity' for Perpetrators of Guinea Violence
Voice of America, 6 Oct 2009
In a Guinea Seized by Violence, Women Are Prey
The New York Times, 5 October 2009
Renewed Resolve against Rape as a War Tactic
Hilde F. Johnson, The Guardian, 2 October 2009
UN condemns sexual violence in warzones
Taipei Times, 2 October 2009
Security Council joins condemnation of killing of Guinea protestors
UN News Centre, 1 Oct 2009
UN Security Council Condemns Sexual Violence in War
Ms. Magazine, 1 0ctober 2009
Security Council Condemns Sexual Violence in War
Radio Free Europe, 1 October 2009
Bosnian Genocide Rape Victims Suffer in Silence
Srebrenica Genocide blog, 1 October 2009
UN rebukes nations over rape, torture
The Washington Times, 1 October 2009
UN Human rights chief calls for independent investigation into Guinea "blood bath"
ReliefWeb, 30 Sept 2009
Sec'y of State Clinton leads UN charge against sexual violence in conflict zones
News 24/7, 30 Sept 2009
War's Ultimate Secret Weapon - Statement of Hilde F. Johnson, Co-Chair of UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
UN Action, 29 Sept 2009
Africa Must have full Security Council Representation – DR Congo tells Assembly
UN News Centre, 28 Sept 2009
Opening Remarks at Combating Violence Against Girls Event
US Department of State, 25 Sept 2009
Opening Remarks at Combating Violence Against Girls Event
US Department of State, 25 Sept 2009
UN and Partners Open New Front in War on Sexual Violence against Girls
UN News Service, 25 Sept 2009
Clinton Pushes UN Resolution to Curb Violence Against Girls
VOA News, 25 Sept 2009
New initiative to address sexual violence against girls launched at Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York
UNICEF, 25 Sept 2009
Secretary Clinton Speaks on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict during UNGA
Save Darfur Weblog, 24 Sept 2009
DRC Chronicles: Being Shunned by Rape
Huffington Post, 24 Sept 2009
Efforts to eradicate sexual violence in Congo should be reflected in state budgets
Congo News Channel, 24 Sept 2009
Secretary's Remarks: Remarks at Female Heads of State and Foreign Ministers Luncheon
US Dept of State, 24 Sept 2009
UN-backed report outlines social, political factors driving AIDS pandemic
UN News, 22 Sept 2009
SLPP Will Stage A Dramatic Walk-Out if...
Awareness Times, 17 Sept 2009
Stopping Violence against Women
Irwin Colter, 17 Sept 2009
Statement of Ms. Navanethem Pillay UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
12th session, Human Rights Council, 17 Sept 2009
Reforming the mineral trade in the DRC
TexasinAfrica, 17 Sept 2009
Mona Juul: End rape as a weapon of war
Norway.com, 15 Sept 2009
Oxfam Calls for Zero Tolerance of Sexual Violence Committed by Armed Groups in Colombia
FeministPeaceNetwork, 10 Sept 2009
Congo: Men told not to shun raped women
Washington Times, 9 Sept 2009
UN rights chief sees possible war crimes in Congo
Reuters, 9 Sept 2009
Congo's shame: Rape used as a tool of war
Washington Times, 8 Sept 2009
Sexual Violence a Key Feature of Armed Conflict
DAWN, 7 Sept 2009
Sexual violence against children now key feature of armed conflict: UN report
United Nations, 7 Sept 2009
Sexual violence against children now key feature of armed conflict: UN report
UN News Centre, 4 Sept 2009
Advocates for Congo rape victims brutalized
Toronto Star, 4 Sept 2009
Visiting DR Congo, UNICEF Chief comes face to face with sexual violence victims
Refworld, 4 Sept 2009
US Church Leaders: Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa need more aid
Catholic News Service, 3 Sept 2009
WCC condemns violence against women in Congo
Ekklesia, 3 Sept 2009
Obama to Preside at UN Security Council
Voice of America, 2 Sept 2009
World Council of Churches decries global injustices
Christian Today, 1 Sept 2009
Building Bridges in DR Congo - Physically and Symbolically
NAM News Network, 1 Sept 2009
South Africa: Law Failing Lesbians on "Corrective Rape"
IPS, 31 August 2009
Congo (DRC): Army urged to tackle impunity - many crimes go unpunished
African Press International, 30 August 2009
The epidemic of gender-based violence
Daily Nation, 29 August 2009
New Purdue centre will study violence issues
BoilerStation.com, 28 August 2009
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman decries continued rape and violence against women and children in the DRC
UNICEF, 27 August 2009
No timorese justice ten years after independence
Pacific.scoop, 27 August 2009
Women's Rights and Human Rights
Huffington Post, 26 August 2009
Karrubi publishes prison detainees rape account
CNN, 25 August 2009
South Africa: A Nation Killing Itself
AllAfrica.com, 25 August 2009
Coup Protestor Gang-Raped by Honduran Police
WHuffington Post, 24 August 2009
Clinton Leaves Her Mark on Congo's Rape Zone
Women's eNews, 23 August 2009
Taking Women's Rights Seriously
Huffington Post, Gordon Brown, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, 23 August 2009
Zimbabwe Victims of Sexual Violence take Case to SADC
Zimbabwe Tribune, 22 August 2009
Pacific women welcome UN move against sexual violence
Scoop, 21 August 2009
Hillary Clinton Pledges to 'Banish Sexual Violence'
People.com, 21 August 2009
Rape and the Civil War
New York Times, 21 August 2009
Giving a Voice to the Victims of Sexual and Physical Violence
UN News Centre, 19 August 2009
Sexual Terror: The Imperative Need to Combat the War on Women
Trends Updates, 18 August 2009
Support Them - Zimbabwe Women Rise Against Sexual Violence
This is Zimbabwe blog, August 2009
Unleashing the laws of war: The Geneva Conventions at 60
The Economist, 13 August 2009
United States Pledges $17 million to Aid Rape Survivors
Congo News Channel, 13 August 2009
Clinton's Africa Trip Highlights Importance US Attaches to the Continent
Deutsche Welle, 13 August 2009
Rape: It's a war crime
LA Times, 13 August 2009
Shaken Clinton Urges Action on Congo's Sexual Violence
The Australian, 13 August 2009
DRC - Rwanda: We will pursue armed militias in the east
IRIN, 13 August 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: United States Pledges $17 Million to Aid Rape Survivors
AllAfrica, 12 August 2009
Clinton Unveils Plan to Combat Sexual Violence in Visit to Eastern Congo
Democracy Now, 12 August 2009
Clinton sees evil in rampant sexual violence in eastern Congo, offers money and vows action
Breaking News 24/7, 12 August 2009
Roundtable with NGOs and Activists on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton at HEAL Africa, Goma, DRC, 11 August 2009
Healing the wounds of sexual violence in the Congo
UNHCR, 10 August 2009
Congo's Rape Epidemic Worsens During U.S.-Backed Military Operation
Washington Post, 10 August 2009
Clinton presses Congo on rape epidemic
Jakarta Globe, 11 August 2009
Will Hillary Put Muscle Behind Her Promise of a Feminist Foreign Policy
Tapped, 11 August 2009
Clinton Asks Congo to Stop Militias Link to Mining
Bloomberg, 11 August 2009
Girl, 9, details rape in Congo to photographer
CNN, 11 August 2009
Congo-Kinshasa - Clinton Set on Ending Sexual Violence
AllAfrica, 11 August 2009
Clinton Addresses War Crimes in Congo
Wall Street Journal, 11 August 2009
The Congolese Need More Than Moral Outrage and New Technology from Hillary Clinton
Huffington Post, 10 August 2009
Liberia: Sexual Violence is a Stain on Our Society
MSF, 10 August 2009
Clinton Describes Plan to Fight Sexual Violence in Congo
New York Times, 12 August 2009
Clinton urges Congo youth to fight corruption
Associated Press, 10 August 2009
UN Security Council acts to protect children in war
China View, 5 August 2009
UN Security Council Breaks New Ground to Protect Children in War
Office SRSG Children and Armed Conflict, 4 August 2009
Press conference on Security Council resolution on children and armed conflict
UN DPI, 4 August 2009
Security Council expands criteria of violations against children during armed conflict
UN News Centre, 4 August 2009
Conflicts: UN Security Council adopts resolution to protect children
Africa News, 4 August 2009
New Symbol of Unhealed Congo: Male Rape Victims
New York Times, 5 August 2009
Ending An Endless War
Alan Doss, European Voice, 14 July 2009
UN Chief Hails Recognition of Rape as a Form of Genocide
AllAfrica.com, 29 July 2009
DRC: Rape Epidemic Fuels Fistula Cases
GlobalVoices, 29 July 2009
Liberian Youths In the U.S. Campaign Against Sexual Violence in Liberia
TheLiberianTimes, 28 July 2009
South African rape crisis
BBC World Service, 28 July 2009
Ban urges tougher steps to end widespread sexual violence in armed conflict
UN News Service, 27 July 2009
8-year-old's rape reveals horrors of Liberian war
The Arizona Republic, 26 July
Documenting Brutalities to Change the World
New York Times, 26 July
Helping Assiya and Mukhtar
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, 25 July
Sexual Violence Against Darfuri Women Out of Control
CafeSentido.com, 25 July
U.N.: 35,000 displaced by new fighting in Congo
CNN, 25 July
Darfur Peacekeepers Will Be Able to Curtail Violence, UN Says
Bloomberg, 24 July
Gender Based Violence in Conflict, and the Dubious Role of Peacekeepers
PAP Blog, 24 July
Ethiopia: Gaps Among Legal Bodies Hamper Efforts to Combat Sexual Violence Against Children – Study
AllAfrica.com, 23 July 2009
DR Congo officers accused of rape still serving: army
AFP, 22 July 2009
Haiti: Women “More Protected” to Report Sexual Violence
IPS, 22 July
Widespread absence of freedom and security in Arab world hinders development, report says
Breaking News 24/7, 22 July
Failure to Charge: The ICC, Lubanga & Sexual Violence Crimes in the DRC
War Crimes - The World Affairs Blog Network, 22 July
Women, Violence and the Peace Process
Vital Voices, 21 July
A Better Way for Afghan Women than War
The Nation, 21 July
Former governor gets life sentence for Rwanda genocide
Ethiopian Review, 20 July
Guatemala: Treating Sexual Violence, Breaking the Cycle of Fear
Doctors Without Borders, 20 July
Churches must face reality of violence against women
Ekklesia, 19 July
Debate, Kenya, State-sponsored violence: The normalisation of violence
African Arguments, 18 July 2009
Sudan Cooperation with Peacekeepers Better: UN's Ban
Reuters, 17 July 2009
Angolan gangs, rapes growing like mushrooms - police
Reuters, 15 July 2009
African leader denies murder, rape, torture and cannibalism
Independent Minds, 15 July 2009
Rape in Burma: A Weapon of War
Redwood Forest, July 2009
Congo civilians disapprove of military ops - report
Reuters, 14 July 2009
Sexual violence: breaking the silence
Connect-World, Ireland, 14 July 2009
Sexual violence, torture surging in Congo: Oxfam
LONDON (AFP), 14 July 2009
Afghanistan Women's Rights Still In the 'Stone Age'
BuzzFlash, USA, 13 July 2009
Rights - Uganda: 'Our Mission is to End Impunity' - Moreno Ocampo
IPS, 13 July 2009
Profile: Charles Taylor
Al Jazeera, Qatar, 14 July 2009
List of charges against Liberia's ex-leader Taylor
Associated Press, 13 July 2009
UN agencies help set up support centre for Rwandan survivors of violence
UN News Centre, 13 July 2009
Nigeria: Mainstreaming Gender into HIV/AIDS Initiatives
AllAfrica.com, 12 July 2009
Gender-based violence: Special Rapporteur appointed
IntLawGrrls (blog), 11 July 2009
IWTC Women's GlobalNet #358
Activities and Initiatives of Women Worldwide, 10 July 2009
Stronger Action Urged to Stop Conflict-Zone Rape
Women's e-news, 9 July 2009
Rape culture condemned in South Africa, where survey shows 1 in 4 men admit to sexual violence
Breaking News 24/7, 9 July 2009
Sexual violence in eastern DRC alarms UN chief
China View, 7 July 2009
UN Mission Helps Fix Up Prison in Western DR Congo
United Nations, 7 July 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Court Told Ex-Girl Soldiers Struggled to Reintegrate
Rachel Irwin, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, 3 July 2009
DR Congo: Massive Increase in Attacks on Civilians - Government and UN Peacekeepers Fail to Address Human Rights Catastrophe
Human Rights Watch, Goma, DRC, 2 July 2009
DR Congo: Prison rape victims recount ordeal
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 1 July 2009
EU expresses concern over rape of women prisoners in DRC
Xinhua News Agency, 30 June 2009
A Broken UN Promise In Congo
Eve Ensler, Washington Post, 29 June 2009
MJPC blames the Congolese Government for Deteriorating Situation in East Congo
29 June 2009
Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium
Huffington Post, Jim Luce, 29 June 2009
Civilians face "double danger" in Congo, UN says
Reuters, 26 June 2009
Mining Interests Tied to Rape Impunity in Congo
Women’s eNews, 3rd June 2009
U.N. Women Peacekeepers in Short Supply
IPS, 2nd June 2009
SA ‘denies care to Zimbabweans’
BBC News, 2nd June 2009
Rape Crisis in East Congo Tied to Mining Activity
Women's eNews, 1 June 2009
Silence is the Enemy: Rape in Africa
ScienceBlogs - USA, 1 June 2009
Darfuri women live 'nightmare,' Harvard-backed study says
CNN International, 31 May 2009
Remarks by Ambassador Rice on the Security Council Mission to Africa
28 May 2009
The State of Africa's Human Rights
AllAfrica.com, 28 May 2009
Helen Clark 1st speech: Reporting on UNDP
UNDP WATCH, 27 May 2009
UN Endorses Johnson Sirleaf’s Liberia Turnaround Effort
Voice of America, 21 May 2009
After Wars, Mass Rapes Persist
New York Times, 21 May 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Growing Number of Women Falling Victim to Rape, Reports UN
AllAfrica.com, 20 May 2009
Lawyers press for legislation to protect women
Daily Nation, Kenya, 20 May 2009
UN Applauds Improving Congo-Rwanda Ties
Voice of America – USA, 20 May 2009
Africa: United States Aiding Victims of Gender-Based Violence
AllAfrica.com, 20 May 2009
UN Endorses Controversial Peacekeeping Plan for DRC
Voice of America, 19 May 2009
Alan Doss on HARDTalk
BBC World, 19 May 2009
Security Council in Goma: “We are impressed with the progress achieved in North Kivu”
MONUC, 18 May 2009
UN Council go to Congo
eTaiwan News, May 18 2009
Be Sensitive to Affected Women: Monika Hauser appeals to media
Media News International, May 18 2009
Obama officials decry sexual violence committed by LRA forces
ReliefWeb, May 15 2009
Congo Clinic offers hope to rape victims
GlobalPost, May 14 2009
US Senate tackles rape as weapon of war
The Christian Science Monitor, May 13 2009
Rwanda: UNIFEM Boss Pledges More Support to Army in GBV Fight
AllAfrica.com, 8 May 2009
Guinea soldiers vow en masse to end crime wave
Reuters, 29 April 2009
Nicole Richie appeals help for Congo rape victims.
News4u, April 19 2009
Developing Stronger Protection Against Gender-Based Violence
Inter Press Service, April 18 2009
Women at war face sexual violence
BBC News, April 17 2009
Sexual Violence in Congo provides backdrop for play 'Ruined'
The Canadian Press, April 10 2009
From rebel-held Congo to beer can
BBC News, April 9 2009
Panel Decries Neglect of Sexual Violence in Congo
Women's e-news, April 5 2009
Trying to get past 1994
Globe and Mail, April 7 2009
Launch of overall strategy in the fight against sexual violence in the DRC
MONUC, 2 April 2009
Tackling Sexual Terrorism in Congo
Voice of America, 1 April 2009
Activists Raise Awareness of Congo's 'Conflict Mineral' Industry
Voice of America, 1 April 2009
Civilians in war zones - Women and children worst
The Economist, February 19 2009
Congo: How Many More Will Be Raped?
IPS, February 13 2009
Sexual Violence and War; More Cooperation
International Herald Tribune, 12 February 2009
Both Women and Men Victims of Rape in Eastern DRC
Voice of America, 26 November 2008
“Rapes in Congo increase, aid group says”
CNN - 25 November 2008
Urging United Nations Peacekeeping Missions, Troops, to ‘Lead by Example’, Inter-Parliamentary Union Wraps Up 2008 Hearing at Headquarters
UN Press Release (DPI), 21 November 2008
DRC: Rape crisis set to worsen amid Kivu chaos
IRIN, 19 November 2008
Tens of thousands more women and girls at risk of rape and attack in DRC, warns Care International
CARE, 6 November 2008
Women vital to peace in post-conflict zones, Security Council hears
UN News Centre, 29 0ctober 2008
Security Council strongly condemns all violations of international law committed against women and girls during, after armed conflict, in presidential statement
ReliefWeb, 29 October 2008
Côte d’Ivoire: Rapes are encouraged
IRIN, 21 October, 2008
Remarks to the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - Security Council - 19 June 2008
SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE HALT TO ACTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT ZONES, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1820 (2008)
Department of Public Information . News and Media Division . New York
Women targeted or affected by armed conflict:
What role for military peacekeepers?
From Ms. Kathleen Cravero, Assistant Administrator UNDP and Director Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Security Council Expresses Deepest Concern at Continued Civilian Suffering During Conflict, Condemns all Violations of Humanitarian Law Threatening Non-Combatants
From UN Security Council website
UN: Take Action Against Rape in War
From Human Rights Watch website
War's other victims - The scale of an unspeakable horror
From The Economist print edition
Hundreds of thousands of women raped for being on the wrong side
Chris McGreal, The Guardian, November 12, 2007
DR Congo: UN official decries sexual violence, urges stronger response
UN News, November 06, 2007
Stop using women's bodies as 'battleground' in wartime: UN
AFP in Turkish Press, October 23, 2007
Security Council Deeply Concerned About 'Pervasive' Gender-Based Violence, as it Holds Day-long Debate on Women, Peace, and Security
UN Press release (DPI), 23 October 2007
Congo's rape war
John Holmes, October 11, 2007
Rape Epidemic Raises Trauma of Congo War
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, October 7, 2007
Stephen Lewis calls for a new UN initiative to end sexual violence in the eastern region of the DRC
Press conference, September 13, 2007
