Veronique Bourget – Conjugal Slavery in War

Liberia: Children born out of war study

Monday February 10th, 2020Thursday February 6th, 2020 by Veronique Bourget

Report by: Aiding Disadvantaged and Traumatized Women and Girls (ADWANGA) Authors: Amelia M. Cooper (Team Leader), Tinatua Calvin Kollie (Research Consultant), Justin Ajavon (Research Assistant), Keren Hallowanga (Research Assistant), Rebekah Bertchi (Research Assistant), T. James K. Nyalla (Field Assistant) Warkapoe Warkanuah (Field Assistant) Date: December 2019 Executive Summary ADWANGA researchers undertook interviews and household surveys across … Read moreLiberia: Children born out of war study

Research as more than extraction? Knowledge production and sexual violence in post conflict African societies

Monday February 10th, 2020Thursday February 6th, 2020 by Veronique Bourget

Editors: Annie Bunting, Allen Kiconco and Joel Quirk Publication: This collection was published in 2020 by Beyond Trafficking and Slavery/openDemocracy in London under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence. Abstract Sexual violence presents all kinds of challenges for researchers. Many survivors are reluctant to share their experiences because of the lasting effects of trauma and stigma. Researchers sometime … Read moreResearch as more than extraction? Knowledge production and sexual violence in post conflict African societies

“Ododo Wa” African Launch, Uganda

Thursday January 23rd, 2020Wednesday January 22nd, 2020 by Veronique Bourget

December 6 to 12, 2019: Kampala, Kitgum, Gulu and Aboke By: Annie Bunting, CSiW Project Director, with Isabelle Masson and Véronique Bourget After a successful launch of “Ododo Wa” at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg in October, the traveling exhibit had its launch in Uganda in early December 2019. Conjugal Slavery … Read more“Ododo Wa” African Launch, Uganda

Policy Brief: Locating men and boys in WPS Resolution

Tuesday January 14th, 2020 by Veronique Bourget

Author: Alessia Rodríguez Di Eugenio, a graduate student at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). © 2019 by CSiW. All rights reserved. Full Policy Brief available here (pdf)

Vingt femmes à la une de l’actualité de l’ONU en 2019

Tuesday January 7th, 2020 by Veronique Bourget

[Only available in French] 1/ Julienne Lusenge, de la République démocratique du Congo Militante engagée dans la lutte contre les viols en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Julienne Lusenge a commencé sa carrière comme journaliste. Cette activiste est engagée depuis trois décennies dans une bataille pour faire cesser les violences sexuelles en RDC. Présente à … Read moreVingt femmes à la une de l’actualité de l’ONU en 2019

In Loving Memory of a Dear Friend, Colleague and Tireless Advocate for Women’s Rights

Tuesday November 26th, 2019 by Veronique Bourget

We were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Ms. Albertine Zawadi Mambo and her spouse Mr. Delphin Mashauri, who both died in a plane crash in Goma (DRC) on Sunday, November 24th. As the National Coordinator of the NGO Solidarité féminine pour la paix et le … Read moreIn Loving Memory of a Dear Friend, Colleague and Tireless Advocate for Women’s Rights

Exhibit Launch – Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

Thursday November 7th, 2019Thursday November 7th, 2019 by Veronique Bourget

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War, a dynamic multi-media museum exhibit, launched at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Wednesday, October 23rd. Through an intensive collaboration between researchers, activists, and curators, the exhibit was developed to share Grace Acan and Evelyn Amony’s experiences of abduction and captivity by the Lord’s Resistance Army in … Read moreExhibit Launch – Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War