When Jackie Redd was 14, she was forced to join the NPFL (National Patriotic Front of Liberia), a rebel group. She was raped and forced to be the "wife" of three men for 11 years, until she escaped in 2001. Jackie is now speaking out.
All Posts Tagged With: "sexual violence"
Web Original Video
April 17, 2009
Former Liberian rape victim and child soldier speaks out
Signature Video
April 16, 2009
Former child soldiers, sex slaves recover from Liberia’s war
Some of the biggest victims of Liberia's 14-year civil war were young women who were taken prisoner and forced to fight, or made into sex slaves. Many of them are now struggling to recover and struggling to forget.
Signature Video
April 15, 2009
Liberian women occupy front lines of war on sexual violence
Liberia's recovery after years of civil war has been led by women, who for years were among the biggest victims of the rampant violence in that country. Women are now on the front lines of what's become a war on sexual violence.
Blogwatch
April 10, 2009
Congo’s crisis continues; mass rapes and scarce resources
The United Nations has said joint efforts between Rwanda and Congo represent real hope in a war that has raged for more than a decade. But since late January, Human Rights Watch cites continued insecurity, reporting that over 180 civilians have been killed and at least 90 women and girls have been raped.
Blogwatch
March 9, 2009
Global communities mark International Women’s Day
Sunday marked International Women’s Day, recognizing economic, political and social achievements of women. Amid celebrations worldwide, from Cameroon to Chile, there were also discussions of continuing gender-based violence and inequality.
Signature Video
December 16, 2008
Rape as a weapon of war in DR Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, war has raged for more than a decade. The United Nations estimates that 200,000 women and children have been raped in that time, some victims as young as three years old.
Web Original Video
December 16, 2008
Rehabilitating rape victims and families in Congo
Michael J. Kavanagh and Taylor Krauss reported on the crisis in eastern Congo for Worldfocus and highlight efforts to rehabilitate rape victims and their families in eastern Congo, presenting a short video about the ventures of one counseling organization.
Blogwatch / Video
November 7, 2008
Congo’s women mutilated, children sent into battle
John Prendergast of the ENOUGH project discusses the use of rape as a weapon in eastern Congo as well as prospects for the UN in the region.
