Amplify survivors’ voices to end global scourge of sexual violence, world leaders told
Oslo, NorwayThomson Reuters Foundation From Congo to Ukraine, efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and humanitarian crises will fail unless they empower survivors to speak up, victims of rape and abuse said on Friday. Sexual and physical violence disproportionately affects women and girls, with one in three experiencing it in their lifetime, according to […]
Migrant women, children denied shelter in Libya’s battleground
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Migrant women and children trapped in the battle for control of Libya’s capital are being turned away from shelters, exposing them to airstrikes and sexual abuse, aid agencies said on Friday. About 140,000 migrants and refugees were estimated to live in Tripoli before heavy fighting broke out last month between opposition […]