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This thing called hope
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 10:30 am | Melissa Martin
What keeps a mother on her knees as she prays for her wounded soldier son? What keeps family members beside a hospital bed throughout the long night? What keeps a father calm as he holds the hand of his child diagnosed with cancer? More >>
Sexualized violence as a weapon of war
Monday, 4 February 2019, 10:03 am | Melissa Martin
Rape of females has been an aspect of war as long as war has existed, but only in recent years has rape in war been acknowledged as a weapon. The United Nations Human Rights Commission passed a resolution identifying rape as a war crime in 1993. More >>