By Yaser Khalaj Imagine living in an area –given it being a village or a city–where defecating in the bushes is so prominent that governmental intervention is required to eradicate this practice. In Nigeria, this is not just a proposition but a fact of reality. Open defecation in Nigeria is

By Tamara Frunse, Stephanie Ere Tobi, Sarah Mohammad Occurrences of sexual violence against men and boys are prevalent in situations of armed conflict, yet they remain largely invisible. In recent years, the issue has increasingly attracted a discourse between academics, policymakers, NGOs and civil society. Nonetheless, very few organizations have taken

By Irene Garofalo Introduction From the 1970s onward, the international community has increasingly given consideration to sexual violence in wartime. In most recent conflicts, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war aimed at destroying the enemy both

From left is Rachel, Nicolene & Cynthia at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands, on the 11th of October 2018. INTRODUCTION The women’s right/human rights agenda has had considerable success in drawing attention to the problem of domestic violence against women but has been almost silent on

Generally, victims of rape and other types of sexual violence are reluctant to speak out.  Unfortunately, exclusion and stigmatization are the unavoidable corollary of acts of sexual violence. While there still is limited awareness, focus and advocacy on women’s rights in sexually violent circumstances, it is even less so when