2024-10-17
Feminist and intersectional resources
Conflict often disproportionately impacts women, children, and groups that have historically been marginalised. Feminist and intersectional approaches can support in addressing the specific needs of diverse communities, including women, LGBTQ and persons affected by disabilities.
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Slow Factory: supporting people of the global majority to advance climate justice and social equity through educational programming, regenerative design, and materials innovation.
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Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres (CEDEHM) - Mexico CEDEHM provides legal aid and support to victims of human rights abuses, especially women, helping to defend their rights and rebuild communities torn apart by violence.
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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom - global membership-based feminist peacebuilding organisation.
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Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres - feminist organisation working for a Central America where girls, women, trans and non-binary people actively participate in building enabling environments for their lives and the lives of others, and their communities.
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Outright LGBTQ lives in conflict and war: Outright highlights intersecting forms of violence that affect LGBTQ people and women and girls of all sexualities and gender identities in conflict zones.
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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) constitutes a serious human rights violation. Endemic even in peace-time, armed conflict increases the risk of SGBV.
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Persons with Disabilities in the Context of Armed Conflict: input to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding the rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict. This submission is based on Human Rights Watch’s research in Afghanistan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Syria.
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Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora: It promotes the rights of Afro-descendant women also in conflict zones, advocating for their participation in decision-making.