Indian women peacekeepers have set an example: Hillary ClintonSeptember 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In preventing violence against women and girls in Liberia, Indian women peacekeepers have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. "I recently met with an all women police unit from India in Liberia who provide an excellent example of the steps a UN mission can take in cooperation with the host government to prevent violence against women and girls," Clinton told the Security Council Wednesday.
Italy wraps up two-day conference on violence against womenSeptember 10th, 2009 Italy wraps up women conferenceROME — Participants at a conference on violence against women vowed Thursday to put women's rights at the center of the international agenda, saying world peace and security depended on women's leadership in government and society. U.N. officials, government representatives and activists participating in the two-day meeting approved a final declaration that will be presented to a Group of Eight foreign ministers' meeting later this month in New York.
Violence against women increasing in Pakistan: reportSeptember 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The number violence and discrimination cases are continuously growing in Pakistan, a new report has revealed. Pakistani women, whether they are based in rural or urban areas, face multiple forms of violence including sexual violence, domestic abuse, burning and disfiguring through acids beating and threatening, honour-killings, custodial abuse and torture, dowry-related violence, rape and female genital mutilation, a report called "Sorrows of woman" prepared by the Pakistan Human Development Foundation said.
7,571 incidents of violence reported against Pak women in a year August 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - There were 7,571 incidents of violence against women reported during the year 2008 across Pakistan, Aurat Foundation's annual report has revealed. In the total number of reported incidents, 1,897 women were killed, 1,784 abducted, 778 raped and 29 received acid burns, according to the report, "Situation of Violence Against Women in Pakistan in 2008".
Clinton sees evil in rampant sexual violence in eastern Congo, offers money and vows actionAugust 12th, 2009 Clinton sees evil in sex crimes in eastern CongoGOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday was visibly moved by firsthand evidence of the brutality of war in eastern Congo, delivering an impassioned appeal for action to end to rampant sexual violence that she called "evil in its basest form."
Clinton announced a new package of $17 million in American aid to respond to an epidemic of rape and other sexual crimes directed mainly at women and girls by government troops and rebel groups fighting in the region.
Clinton in Congo to confront rape as a weapon of warAugust 10th, 2009 Clinton visits Congo on Africa tourKINSHASA, Congo —U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promoted democracy in the war-devastated country of Congo on Monday and drew attention to an epidemic of sexual assaults in its violence-torn east.
UN chief demands global action to stop armed groups from using rape as a tool of warAugust 8th, 2009 UN chief demands halt to sexual violenceUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday demanded global action to stop government forces and armed groups from using sexual violence "like a grenade or a gun" to pursue their goals. He told the U.N.
UNHCR says 536,000 chased from homes in eastern Congo since beginning of the yearJuly 24th, 2009 UNHCR: 536,000 made homeless this year in E. CongoGENEVA — The U.N.
Human Rights Watch urges Congo to crack down on sexual violence perpetrated by militaryJuly 16th, 2009 Human rights group raises alarm over Congo rapesBRUSSELS — Congo must crack down on rampant sexual violence perpetrated by military generals and other top officers, a prominent international human rights group said Thursday. Congolese authorities have failed to prevent widespread rapes, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, citing U.N.
UN: Rape, violence against women growing trend in AfghanistanJuly 8th, 2009 UN: Rape, sexual violence growing in AfghanistanUNITED NATIONS — Afghan women are increasingly the victims of violence, including rapes and acid-throwing attacks at the hands of anti-government elements and local chieftains, according to new U.N. report. The situation is further aggravated by impunity for perpetrators and the failure of authorities to protect woman's rights, the report states.
One in three women risk rape in crisis-hit DarfurJune 1st, 2009 DARFUR - A human rights charity survey has found that one in three women fleeing from the civil war hit region of Darfur in Sudan risk being rape victims. The US-based, Physicians For Human Rights, interviewed 88 women who had fled from Darfur and came to a conclusion that rape against women was widespread, Sky News reports.
Doctors group finds rape common against Darfur women, urges international warrantsMay 31st, 2009 Doctors group: Rape is common against Darfur womenNEW YORK — A survey of dozens of women who fled violence in Darfur found that a third of them reported or showed signs of rape, and revealed a widespread fear of sexual violence in their refugee camp in Chad, a human rights group reported Sunday. About half the rapes were carried out in Darfur by janjaweed militiamen allied to the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, and half were assaults by Chadian villagers near the U.N.
Senators told widespread rapes in Congo a weapon of war that often goes unpunishedMay 14th, 2009 Rape is effective weapon of war, US senators toldWASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of women, girls and babies have been raped during 12 years of conflict in eastern Congo, victims of a weapon of war that almost always goes unpunished, senators were told Wednesday. Similar atrocities are occurring in Darfur, the devastated western Sudan region where the United States said in 2004 that genocide was occurring.
Senators told widespread rapes in Congo a weapon of war that often goes unpunishedMay 14th, 2009 Rape is effective weapon of war, senators toldWASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of women, girls and babies have been raped during 12 years of conflict in eastern Congo, victims of a weapon of war that almost always goes unpunished, senators were told Wednesday. Similar atrocities are found in Darfur, the devastated western Sudan region where the United States said in 2004 that genocide was occurring.
Chad leader says his country lacks confidence in AU, will reevaluate relations with SudanMay 10th, 2009 Chad president lacks confidence in AUN'DJAMENA, Chad — President Idriss Deby said on Saturday Chad lacks confidence in the African Union's ability to resolve the crisis with Sudan, the first time an African leader is questioning the body's authority in its six-year history. Deby's statement comes after the army fought with Chadian rebels in eastern Chad Thursday and Friday, battles during which the government says 225 rebels were killed and 22 soldiers.
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