This is a survivors’ declaration: Female and male survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence from 12 African countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda) following discussions and advocacy in their home countries, convened in Kinshasa in solidarity to speak out … Read moreKinshasa Declaration: Key Principles
By Sarah York-Bertram, with contributions by Zhi Ming Sim & Andrea González Since 2019, CSiW, project partners, and York University Library’s (YUL) Digital Scholarship Centre (DSC) have been collaborating to develop a Scalar project tracking responses to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) exhibit, and its traveling counterpart, “Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in … Read moreOdodo Wa Community Dialogues Scalar Project
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This film encapsulates years of Refugee Law Project’s work with the Banyamulenge Community as they grapple with the realities of dealing with the consequences of Conflict Related Sexual Violence. The film demystifies one size fits all solutions to remedy the impacts of CRSV and shows us the complexities at play in dealing with war related … Read moreBringing Up Our Enemies’ Child
A Fearless Advocate Raising Feminists in Congo Julienne Lusenge is a Congolese human rights defender, co-founder and president of Women’s Solidarity for Inclusive Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and co-founder of the Fund for Congolese Women (FFC), who has been supporting the victims of wartime sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for years. … Read more2021 Aurora Humanitarian Julienne Lusenge
CSiW collaborator Teddy Atim was awarded one of the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University to continue her important work on the legacies of conflict-related sexual violence and the continuities with existing gender violence in communities in northern Uganda. Building on her years of research and … Read moreTeddy Atim awarded an inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowships at York University
30 March 2021 – Sandrine Lusamba, Coordinator of SOFEPADI, presented to the UN Security Council on the security situation in Beni and Ituri and the impacts of the withdrawal of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). See the full UN Security Council Briefing (in French) on DRC by Sandrine … Read moreSandrine Lusamba of Sofepadi addresses the UN Security Council
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
Colleague and Tireless Advocate for Women’s Rights - Ms. Albertine Zawadi Mambo
