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Darfur: Sexual violence on the rise, is anybody listening?

The conflict between the government of Sudan and two rebel groups that began in 2003 has precipitated the worst humanitarian and human rights crises in the world today. On third of this month, hundreds of Kenyans, women with little number of men marched through the streets of Nairobi, all clad in red T- shirts, carrying [...]

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Women still in the clutches of sexual violence in Liberia

Women and girls in Liberia are still vulnerable to sexual assaults and this has posed a serious problem by both the government and women’s right organizations. Girls and women are dying from sexual violence, and its long-term emotional, psychological and physical effects are profound and far-reaching. According to Lois Bruthus, head of the Association of [...]

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Sierra Leone’s war: Women the worst losers

Women the symbol of love, kindness, mercy and spend her life in coping with sexual and mental abuses done by one or more men in countries dealing with war like situation. Whether it is Congo, Iraq, or Sierra Leone that has civil war like situation, thousands of women and girl are the victims of rapes, [...]

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