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Women and Conflict
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1993-01-01
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67
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In situations of war or violent conflict, all civilians suffer. However, there are many specific, gender-related human rights issues which organisations involved in relief, development, and emergency work in conflict situations need to address. Women and Conflict concentrates on gender issues in situations of military and civil strife, and examines the effect of armed conflict on women's lives and the appalling situation of many women refugees and displaced. But other aspects of conflict and exploitation which confront women are also examined: violence in the domestic sphere, the daily infringement of their basic rights, the threat or experience of sexual abuse, the increased stress and workload for women which result from cuts in state services. However, women are not passive victims, and many of the articles in this issue show how they are in the forefront of work for change, peace, security, and equitable gender relations - essential to the reduction of conflict at all levels.
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Editorial; Gender-related violence: its scope and relevance; Conflict and the women of Chad; Life during wartime: women and conflict in Afghanistan; Working on gender in conflict situations: some ideas on strategy; Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses; Working with women refugees in eastern Sri Lanka; The psycho-social effects of 'La Violencia' on widows of El Quiche, Guatemala; 'Clutching a knife blade': human rights and development from Asian women's perspective; Domestic violence as a development issue; Forced prostitution of women and girls in Brazil; Colombian women prisoners in Britain; Interview with Sochua Mu Leiper, Director of Khemara; Letters to the Editor; News from GADU; Resources
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Oxfam Focus on Gender
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978-0-85598-222-5