Veronique Bourget 
From 6 April to 10 April 2020, Active History shared a series of posts reflecting on the development of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ exhibit, “Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War.” Together, this series of posts outlines a unique approach to the curation of human rights stories that serve as an example for … Read moreBlog Series “Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War”
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
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
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
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)
[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
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
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
Author: Alessia Rodríguez Di Eugenio Publication: The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia Date: October 2019 Full report available here (pdf)
Read the recent Civil Society Declaration on Sexual Violence here