Cote d'Ivoire – Passion of the Present

Toward a New Côte d’Ivoire – or the Selective Justice of the Past?

On: June 22, 2011

In: Africa, Commentary, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, United Nations

After six months of violence, almost everyone in Côte d’Ivoire has a horrific story to tell: a loved one killed gruesomely, the memory of being raped, a house burned or pillaged of everything. I have listened t…Continue Reading

Landmark UN Vote on Sexual Orientation

On: June 17, 2011

In: Belarus, Cote d'Ivoire, Human Rights Council (HRC), LGBT Rights, Libya, Press release, Syria, United Nations, Yemen

The United Nations Human Rights Council has taken a landmark step forward by addressing for the first time violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The council, in the se…Continue Reading

Liberia: Protect Refugees Against Sexual Abuse

On: April 21, 2011

In: Africa, Asylum Seekers, Children's Rights, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Migrants, Press release, Refugee and Internally Displaced Women, Refugees, Refugees and Migrants, Sexual Violence, survival sex, Violence Against Children, Women & Girls, Women's Rights

Dozens of Ivorian refugee women and girls recently arrived in eastern Liberia say they have had to engage in sex to get adequate food, shelter, or money, Human Rights Watch said today. The Liberian government, the…Continue Reading