Veronique Bourget

By Chika Maduakolam 8 March 2021 ‘What is important is that victims need to stay central to the issues of justice’– Solomy Awidi (1:18:23) For many Ugandans, February 4, 2021,  will be forever etched in their minds. The International Criminal Court (ICC, the court) delivered its long awaited verdict of Dominic Ongwen, a former Lord’s … Read moreOngwen: Voices beyond the Court Room

17 FEB 2021 –  By Heather Tasker and Mariam Elzeiny, on behalf of the Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW) Partnership Project Canada’s commitment to upholding and implementing a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) has sparked significant discussion and engagement over the past three years and has demonstrated potential for advancing gender equality initiatives globally. Two key elements of … Read moreChildren Born of War: Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Imperatives for Recognition and Support

Mariam Elzeiny (above) DARE Project: Pages of Resistance: Analyzing Muslim African Manuscripts in the aftermath of the Mali Slave Uprising in Brazil, 1835 Programs of Study: Political Science and Cognitive Science Project Supervisor: Paul Lovejoy More information here. Click here to view Mariam’s research poster (pdf) Noorin Pattni (below) DARE Project: War-affected Youth from DR Congo: Analyzing responses to … Read moreDARE: 2020 Winners

Whereas the torch of the presidency of the African Union passes in DRC, the Head of State Felix Antoine Tshisekedi has just set up a team having to go with him in the achievement of the mission and the objectives assigned by this continental organization. Among the members forming this AU panel, named on presidential … Read moreRaissa Malu and Julienne Lusenge named within the AU panel

The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual abuse and exploitation during the response to the tenth Ebola Virus Disease epidemic in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The commission will be co-chaired by Her Excellency Aïchatou Mindaoudou, former minister … Read moreWHO appoints co-chairs of Independent Commission on sexual misconduct during the Ebola response in North Kivu and Ituri, the Democratic Republic of the Congo