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
Author: Divija Madhani, fourth year student at the University of British Columbia (UBC). © 2020 by CSiW. All rights reserved. Full Policy Brief available here (pdf)
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”
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
[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
Colleague and Tireless Advocate for Women’s Rights - Ms. Albertine Zawadi Mambo
