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Raja is a courageous Iraqi woman and mother of five raising her children in a refugee camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She has been internally-displaced and single-parenting since 2016. Before the war, Raja’s husband worked for the Iraqi army, but he was forced to leave his job when ISIS took...

“Men must stand shoulder to shoulder with women. Men have a responsibility to speak out in their own communities for the women they love.”

Women’s lived experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo expose what sexual violence in conflict truly looks like, and what we must do to end it.

Life changed for Nabintu when Interahamwe rebels invaded her village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her once peaceful life, which she shared with her husband and three children in a comfortable home, was viciously disrupted after she was raped in front of her family, kidnapped, and sold as...

I thought only men have rights to everything. I never believed that I have rights.

Last month I was stopped at three roadblocks, shot at, and taken hostage.   This took place in the woods of Virginia, as part of a Hostile Environments Awareness Training (HEAT). There I was taught the different ranges and capabilities of guns and explosives, and how best to protect myself against...

I choose to speak out now so that others will know they are not to blame, they are not alone, they did not ask for or deserve this in any way. I am joined by men and women all over the world who refuse to look away, who stand beside those who boldly come forward about abuse so that others may not...

At the Summit in London, WfWI-UK organized sessions, hosted an interactive exhibit booth, and used the media attention to increase visibility and build support for action.