RHRefugee

RHRefugee
Name: Erika Larson
Organization / Company: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
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Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Women and Girls Affected by the Pakistan Floods

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reader diary by RHRefugee, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

August 6, 2010 - 11:08am (Print)

The Pakistan floods have reminded us that the needs of women and girls must not be forgotten.  A statement, just released by the Reproductive Health Response in Crisis (RHRC) Consortium, underscores what should be done in Pakistan to provide the minimum services until the situation stabilizes.

 

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The War Continues for Women of Sierra Leone

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reader diary by RHRefugee, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.

July 6, 2010 - 10:33am (Print)

Although the civil war in Sierra Leone ended in 2002, women in the country are still facing another deadly front—sexual and gender-based violence.  Sexual and gender based violence has continued unflinchingly into the post-war years. Glasgow, head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said, “We saw rape and sexual violence used as a tool during the war, and now it is morphing into this culture’s society as something that is understood and even accepted.”

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