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NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Combating FGM in Kenya's Refugee Camps

In her fight against female genital mutilation among refugees, June Munala finds that securing the involvement of everyone in the camp community is essential.

Lola Fedencia, a survivor from the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Lolas Kampanyera.

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Rape and Gender Violence: From Impunity to Accountability in International Law

Thanks to the dedication of women's rights activists, Rhonda Copelon writes, the new International Criminal Court recognizes rape as a war crime.

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Small Victories, but the War Rages On

Uché U. Ewelukwa responds to Ayesha Imam's article, "Working with Sharia Courts."

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Working within Sharia Takes You Only So Far

Albaqir A. Mukhtar responds to Ayesha Imam's article, "Working with Nigeria's Sharia Courts."

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Impunity and Women's Rights in Ciudad Juárez

Lydia Alpízar explains how women’s organizations are responding to the systematic killings of women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: In the Name of Honor

Women’s rights advocates in Turkey, Leylâ Pervizat writes, are combating the pervasive belief that so-called honor killings do not rise to the level of ...

NOV 5, 2003 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Refusing to Go Away: Strategies of the Women's Rights Movement

LaShawn R. Jefferson describes how the women’s rights movement put violence against women on the international human rights agenda.