The current situation of online GBV harassment in Cambodia Author: Monyvann Nhean Tranlated into Spanish by Ana Elena Acon It is estimated 736 million women globally experience violence at least once in their lives from intimate and non-intimate partners (UN Women, 2022). The prevalence of violence against women, such as
The Internet as an Intensified Avenue for Violence Against Women in Pandemic Times: An Exploration Author: Louisa Andrews In 2015, a 29-year-old Australian man named Chris Hall screenshotted a selfie that Olivia Melville posted on her Tinder profile (Lattouf, 2016). The photograph had a suggestive caption taken from a song
Responding COVID-19 Requires Accountable and Responsive Actions Auhors: Neetu Pokharel and Som Prasad Niroula Translated into Spanish by Silvana Gordillo González Background: The COVID-19 has posed the unprecedented global health crisis including Nepal, that has also been pushing us into fear and anxiety. The coronavirus has spread almost all geographical units
Fighting for a New Culture. How Activism is Needed to Gain Peace in the Fight Against Sexual Violence Author: Kolfinna Tómasdóttir Translated into Spanish by Ana Elena Acon “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever
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- May 11, 2021
Selection of Poems from the ‘The Unfold Pinnacle’ – Part II Author: Basanta Kumar Kar Too Late This is the story about a seventeen years old malnourished tribal woman and a mother of a malnourished girl child from Tumrikasa, Manpur, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. Rajnandgaon, a district that host many political
The Rwandan Genocide led to positive changes in Rwandan governance and regional human rights mechanisms, especially on women's rights.
Schools as systems of violence Author: Kyoon Grace Mwuese Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on: 06/14/2005 Category: Comment Violence perpetrated within schools or aided by school systems has become quite an issue of concern, not only for parents, school administrators and teachers, but also for peace advocates. Schools
- June 29, 2020
On Violence: A Reappraisal of Hannah Arendt’s General Theory of Violence Author: Sean English Originally Published at Peace and Conflict Monitor on 03/16/2007 In relation to the justifications and rationalizations that are generally and normatively used to legitimise some forms of violence and delegitimize other forms of violence, Arendt sets
The high levels of violence in Central America are often experssed as gender-based violence against women. This article discusses the use of violence against women as a weapon of war, as well as its presistence long into times of "peace". By adressing the problems of femicide, domestic violence, and other
This article introduces a gender-framed analysis of the Iraq war and continuing occupation. Through this analysis the author illustrates how the coalition forces’ ignorance of the cultural context within which their actions took place has impeded upon women’s empowerment. By analysing the conflict and occupation within the framework of honour
- June 18, 2020
