Sabine Lee and Susan Bartels have published an article in The Conversation entitled, ‘They put a few coins in your hands to drop a baby in you’ – 265 stories of Haitian children abandoned by UN fathers'. The article explores the research that Sabine and Susan have thus far undertaken in Haiti regarding children fathered by peace-keeper personnel. The link to the article is here. The reaction to the article has been swift, with mainstream media such as The Times publishing articles on both the 18th and 19th of December. The Times reports that Haiti's foreign minister Bocchit Edmond, has demanded answers from the UN about the results of the study. To read the articles by The Times, click here.
SEMA (“Speak Out” in Swahili) – the Global Network of Victims and Survivors to End Wartime Sexual Violence, initiated by Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation, unites female survivors of wartime rape from 21 countries across all continents. They are joining force to end rape as weapon of war. CHIBOW ECR Amra Delic, a human rights activist, together with survivors from the Association Helping Victims and Survivors of Sexual Violence in War “Our Voice” from Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and supported by the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted a SEMA activists’ study-tour in BiH between 25.10.2019 and 28.10.2019. 2017. Miss Malini Laxminarayan, a program officer of Dr. Muk
