Sentences with phrase «violence during conflict»

There is a very real need to acknowledge the various forms of sexual violence during conflict and the complicated gender dynamics within them.

He was going to highlight the particular plight of Syrian women and girls, who make up more than half of Syrian refugees, and who have been shown to be more at risk of both sexual and physical violence during the conflict, as they are in all conflicts.

The security forces in the DRC are notorious for their record of grave human rights violations, especially sexual violence during conflicts between logging companies and forest communities.

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He went on to talk about the role and types of ideology that encourage violence against civilians during conflict.

[2] Rather such practice often masks the extensive human rights abuses committed by the Ugandan army during the war by accentuating only the «local» dynamics of violence and redirects popular understanding of the conflict away from the structural inequalities held up by the Ugandan state and its foreign backers.

«Nigerian authorities have made a commitment to make schools safer and more resilient to attack, and UNICEF stands with them to implement the Safe Schools Declaration, by which Nigeria commits to protecting schools and universities from violence and military use during armed conflict.»

Topics include the rights of persons with disabilities; the rights and responsibilities of drug users and ethical considerations for dignified addiction treatment; improving maternal and child health through advancements in women's rights; the effects of violence; access to affordable and appropriate health care and treatment; health disparities between different population groups; health during war and conflict; the health of internally displaced persons and refugees; and recognition of social and structural forces that impact the health of individuals and groups.

AAAS conducted a damage assessment of 24 village areas in the region of Tskhinvali, Georgia, to corroborate reports by Amnesty International of violence against civilians and property destruction during the Georgia - Russia conflict of August 2008.

All told, upward of 175 million people died in war - related violence during the 20th century, plus another eight million because of conflicts among individuals.

Persons who witnessed or experienced violence during the war had 4.3 times the adjusted odds of alcohol - related disorders and four times the adjusted odds of post-traumatic stress disorder compared with the postwar period, beginning in 1996 after the conflict formally ended.

This more complex picture shows that during and after the height of a conflict, sexual andother types of violence are not solely perpetrated by armed combatants, but also by husbands and other civilian men.

Women in conflict zones are likely to suffer from sexual or physical violence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Cconflict zones are likely to suffer from sexual or physical violence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Cviolence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Cconflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in CViolence in ConflictConflict.

In context, the «unequal status of women and girls» within Somali society «sharply increases their vulnerability» to many forms of violations key among them «gender - based violence during humanitarian crisis» as with any individual or family displacement more so due to conflict and drought, existing «community support structures» are disrupted exposing them to «unsafe physical surrounding» (Ibid) thereby increasing their vulnerability to exploitation.

Francis Bacon and Henry Moore: Terror and Beauty draws on the artists» experiences during times of conflict and violence, including the London Blitz of the Second World War, to examine how confinement and angst fostered their extraordinary creativity and unique visions.

During the current climate of violence, injustice, racial conflict, and economic and political instability, these works could be read as history paintings for our times.

At each time point, couples individually self - reported on violence in the relationship and participated in a conflict discussion during which behaviors that show a propensity toward violence (i.e., contempt, belligerence, domineering, anger, and defensiveness) were observed.

For example, the National Violence Against Women Survey31 of a nationally representative sample of 8000 women used a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale and found that 22.1 % of the women reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have rViolence Against Women Survey31 of a nationally representative sample of 8000 women used a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale and found that 22.1 % of the women reported intimate partner violence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have rviolence at some time during their adult lives, about half the rate we have reported.