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Croatia Threatens Secrecy of Country’s Oldest Women’s Shelter

By Tricia Taormina ● Politics ● June 27, 2016

The facility conceals its location to protect its occupants. But a new government policy requiring inspections, part of a larger movement to tighten control over civil society, could expose it.

As 41 More Allegations Surface, A Way for U.N. to Stop Peacekeeper Rape

By Tricia Taormina ● Crime & Law ● April 14, 2016

Paula Donovan, founder of the Code Blue campaign, believes there’s a way the U.N. can be held accountable. On April 13 her group said it had information about 41 more rape allegations against U.N. peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic.

First International Conviction for Mass Rape Raises Hopes in DRC

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● March 31, 2016

“This verdict is just,” says a women's rights activist in the Democratic Republic of Congo about a verdict related to the neighboring Central African Republic. “We are expecting the rebel leaders who have bloodied the DRC to one day face trial.”

In Bay Area, Anti-Trafficking Team Set for Super Bowl Kick-Off

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● February 5, 2016

Nonprofits have been working with law enforcers and members of the public ahead of the big game on Feb. 7. An airport official in the Bay Area says the benefits extend beyond this single event, since the problem is year-round.

In Ukraine, Women Are Holding Shadow Peace Talks

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● December 22, 2015

In the absence of women's representation in government-led peace talks, women's groups are leading conflict resolution dialogues for eastern Ukraine.

World Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● December 10, 2015

Around the world, civil society groups and individuals commemorated the United Nations' 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Here's a look at some of the events that have taken place.

In Congo, Women Seek Justice for Rape in Mobile Courts

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Crime & Law ● November 23, 2015

Julienne Lusenge, a leading Congolese rights activist, says rape victims are dismayed by the International Criminal Court and call it an asylum for war criminals. Recently, she spoke about the local search for justice.

UN Told Iraq's Hidden Women's Shelters in Jeopardy

By Tricia Taormina & Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● October 19, 2015

An Iraqi women's rights advocate is asking the U.N. Security Council to pressure her government to change its laws about women in the civil-war torn state, including removing obstacles for those operating shelters for women fleeing ISIS.

NYC Launches Initiative Focused on Young Women of Color

By Tricia Taormina ● Politics ● October 8, 2015

With the hashtag #SheWillBe, the new initiative focuses on improving young women's access to jobs, health care and education, taking into account how race, gender and sexual identity differently impact women.

Nepal's Constitution Maintains Fatherhood Bias

By Tricia Taormina ● Politics ● October 7, 2015

“I am right now like a prisoner in my own country,” says a young woman who can't get a passport and doesn't have hope to study abroad because her father isn't available to confer his citizenship on her. Nepal joins 27 countries with “dependent nationality” laws.

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