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Highlights
“Religion says that a woman must be respected”: Imams addressing gender-based violence in Osh city
Gender-based violence is rarely discussed in traditional and patriarchal communities in Kyrgyzstan. We interviewed an imam who has been working with his community to change this.
“Disability is not inability”: leading efforts for peace and security in Malakal, South Sudan
Community leader Sebit Khamis Marjan - who is blind - is helping communities bring peace to South Sudan’s second-biggest city, as well as championing rights for people with disabilities.
Publications
Reports & briefings
Gender and displacement: South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda
10 March 2020
Reports & briefings
Sustainable community approaches to peacebuilding in securitised environments: case study of Somalia
24 February 2020
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