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Poland’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Threatens Ukrainian Refugees

Hannah Phelps

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, more than 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland. Coupled with the strict abortion laws in Poland and the overall circumstances surrounding the refugee crisis, hundreds of women and other pregnant individuals are now forced to carry their pregnancies to term. 

  • Global
  • Justice & Law
  • Politics
  • Violence & Harassment

Amid the Russian Invasion, Ukraine Stands up for Gender Equality

Alexandria Wilson-McDonald

In the midst of a bloody war with an invading Russian military, the Ukrainian government took the time to ratify an international treaty to protect women and girls from violence. What does this historic act mean for the future of the Istanbul Convention?

  • Global
  • Violence & Harassment

Survivors of Rape in War Shouldn’t Be Denied the Care They Need

Madeleine Rojahn

The recent fight by U.S. officials to water down a UN resolution on conflict-related sexual violence was both an insult and an injury to survivors of rape in war.

  • Global
  • Violence & Harassment

Ending Impunity for Gender-Based Violence in Genocide

Katherine Comly and Global Justice Center

Centering gender in the pursuit of justice for the Rohingya sends a strong message that the days of impunity for sexual violence are numbered.

  • Global
  • Violence & Harassment

Ending Sexual Violence Should Be a Global Priority

Amy Jones

The work to change our responses to sexual violence—in conflict and at home—is the work that many of us have dedicated our lives to, and you can be sure that we will press on. I wish I could say the same for our country.

  • Global
  • Health
  • Violence & Harassment

The UN Just Watered-Down Women’s Rights Worldwide—and the U.S. Insisted on It

Dulcie Leimbach

The latest battle over words at the UN drew global attention to the Trump administration’s attempts to wrestle full control over women’s bodies and minds—in the U.S. and across the world.

  • Global
  • Health
  • Violence & Harassment

No Compromises on Women’s Rights

Akila Radhakrishnan and Global Justice Center

The UN Security Council just adopted its 9th resolution on Women, Peace, and Security. The resolution was intended to address the needs of victims of sexual violence in conflict—but thanks to the Trump administration, the ideology of few were put above the lives of thousands of women and girls.

  • Global
  • Health

Women’s Bodies Shouldn’t Be Battlefields

Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Is the Trump Administration’s official position that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence do not deserve medical help?

  • Global
  • Justice & Law
  • Violence & Harassment

When Reporting on Rape Stands in the Way of Justice

Global Justice Center and Liz Olson

Uncoordinated and overzealous documentation of the horrific violence Rohingya women have suffered harms both accountability efforts and the well-being of survivors.

  • Global
  • Violence & Harassment

What Nadia Murad’s Nobel Peace Prize Means for War-Time Rape Survivors Around the World

Kohinur Khyum Tithila

Amal Clooney has remarked that Nadia Murad defied the labels life gave her—orphan, rape victim, refugee, slave—and instead created new ones—among them survivor, leader, advocate and author. Now, she has garnered one more: Nobel Peace Prize Winner.

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