KENYA-SOMALIA: Refugees at risk of sexual violence
Rape cases have increased 75% in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp
Indonesia rape suspects not yet charged despite confession
As reported by the Jakarta Post
UN Haiti peacekeepers face outcry over alleged rape
Public anger rises over a video showing Uruguayan U.N. troops pinning a young man on a mattress and apparently assaulting him sexually
ICTs And Feminist Activism: A Reflection On The Benefits And Shortfalls
?Without a doubt information and communication technologies (ICTs) are changing the way we carry out our activism ? in our neighbourhoods or globally ? and women?s rights activists are in the thick of it." AWID interviewed Erika Smith of the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) on women using ICTs to mobilize.
Dire Humanitarian Situation for Somalis Fleeing into Ethiopia
I have just returned from a mission to the Dolo Ado refugee camps in southern Ethiopia, near the border with Somalia. This is where the European Union has recently committed Euro 15 million to support programs that address the humanitarian needs of the refugee population.