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Revisiting the Role of Men in Post-Conflict era
Authors: Janakan Muthukumar & Ibrahim Bahati*
The purpose of this policy brief is to provide insight into the role of men in contemporary peacemaking and...
India Ranked at Top as the Most Dangerous Country for Women
Thomson Reuters Foundation in its recent survey released on June 26, 2018 ranked India as the most dangerous country in the world for women.
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Explaining Gendered Wartime Violence: Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
The United Nations described Rohingyas as ‘amongst the most persecuted minority groups in the world.’ News reports and refugee testimonies have confirmed that the...
Talking about Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors: A cultural and Social Taboo in Afghanistan
In June 2018, Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (2018) published its latest survey entitled "Transition to Adulthood; Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors of Youth in...
The true cost of violence against women and girls
Seychelles loses over USD 65 million each year to violence against women and girls (VAWG). That’s according to a new report to be launched...
A Golden Cage of Repression: The Paradoxical Outcome of Afghan Women’s ‘Liberation’
Following the September 11 terror attack, the term ‘freedom’ acquired fresh momentum in the global North. However, it captivated America’s national security dialogue in...
The Secret Gender plague: How The World’s Men Hate Women
In the now famous and well-recognized #MeToo era in America, the call to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace and beyond has brought much...
Armenian Research Team Awarded for Innovation in Preventing Gender-Based Violence
The World Bank Group and Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) today awarded US$99,500 to an Armenian technology business foundation to help reduce incidents of gender-based...
More than 1 billion women lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence
More than one billion women lack legal protection against domestic sexual violence, says new research from the World Bank.
The study, Global and Regional Trends...
An education approach to preventing and countering violent extremism
Last November Goodenough College and The Royal Commonwealth Society brought together four experts to discuss and debate the role that education can play in...