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Webinar on Ending Violence against Women: Protecting Gains in Times of Emergency

By Allie Kim On 23rd November 2020, UNWOMEN hosted a webinar on ‘ Violence against Women: Protecting Gains in Times of Emergency.’ This webinar was held in commemoration of the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The presentation given by three speakers summarises the recent analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on …

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UNDP Webinar on The Nexus between Masculinities and Femininities in Violent Extremism

By Allie Kim On 24th November 2020, the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) hosted a webinar to discuss the gender perspective on preventing violent extremism(PVE). This event was in conjunction with the UNDP’s recent research titled ‘Conflicting identities: The nexus between masculinities, femininities and violent extremism.’ The session was composed of a diverse presentation from different …

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‘How does lack of access to toilets and poor sanitation affect girls and women?’

by Emelie Samuelsson Herrera,Communications Officer at the Right to Quality Education Team.9 November 2020 Maya Oppeheim, “Young Women most at risk of global sanitation crisis and sexual violence when using unsafe toilets, report warns” (2019)<https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/sexual-violence-young-women-global-sanitation-crisis- toilet-a8746421.html> Accessed 9 November, 2020 Globally, around 2,3 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation facilities, and nearly …

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World Toilet Day and lack of WASH in Uganda Schools

By Kean Smith 8 November, 2020 “World Toilet Day, [every 19 November], celebrates toilets and raises awareness … of people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.”  In this short article, …

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Regional Webinar on “Access to Justice in the Context of COVID 19 in East Africa”- A Webinar Organized by IDLO

Report by Magdalini Bakali and Azizat Sulaimon The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) hosted a webinar on the 8th of October 2020 which was an avenue to share information on the impact of COVID 19 in the judicial section. The regional impact of COVID 19 and adaptive measures implemented were discussed by representatives from Uganda, …

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Women Justices from around the world remember Justice Ruth Ginsburg and her lasting impact”. Reporting on a Virtual panel hosted by the Washington University College of Law in October 1st 2020 by Magdalini Bakali

by Magdalini Bakali “Fight for the things that you care about but do it in a way that will lead others to join you” is a quote by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that was repeated a few times during the webinar hosted by the Washington University College of Law in October 1 st 2020, where …

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Reducing bacterial and COVID-19 infections through sustainable School WASH project

By Kean Smith The East and South African Region (ESAR) comprise of the following 21 countries:  Angola  Botswana Burundi  Comoros  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Kenya  Lesotho  Madagascar Malawi  Mozambique  Namibia  Rwanda  Somalia  South Africa South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe  According to the United Nations Population Fund , these countries have an estimated combined population of 617 …

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THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON JUSTICE, PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA

This article attempts to show the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the scope of work of the Centre for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights (CAJPHR), a Foundation based in The Hague, Netherlands that is engaged in promoting justice, peace and human rights through education, awareness, campaign, training, and capacity building in Africa.   …

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Holding multinational corporations accountable for the commission of international environmental crime

By Irene di Valvasone Holding multinational corporations accountable for the commission of international environmental crime: myth or reality? Introduction International offences against the natural environment are serious and widespread, but rarely pursued and punished. The accountability of multinational corporations is controversial, in particular in the form of criminal liability. There is a lack of clarity …

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The lecture “Language as Catalyst and Barrier for Knowledge Transfer: Recent Development in Research & High Education held on the 5 th of March, 2020

By Azizat Sulaimon Azizat Sulaimon of the Women Empowerment Team of the Centre for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights and Her Excellency Dr. Heidemaria Gurer, Ambassador of Austria to the Kingdom of the Netherlands at Austrian Residence. I recently had the opportunity to attend the lecture and panel discussion titled  “Language as a Catalyst …

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