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Sudanese women, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, look on while crossing the border between Sudan and Chad.

Bodies into Battlefields: Gender-Based Violence in Sudan

by Nahid Widaatalla

Amid Sudan's deadly war, women face a triple threat of death, displacement, and gender-based assault

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A woman holds signs as she attends a rally to commemorate International Women's Day at Union Square Park.

Count Her In: The Road to Women's Economic Empowerment

by Janani Shanthosh, Emma Feeny

Targeting gender-based violence and promoting economic empowerment should be global concerns

A child attends a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in New Delhi, India, on April 15, 2018.
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Silent Suffering

by Christianez Ratna Kiruba

Unveiling the culture of child sexual abuse in Indian families

A family member holds a photograph of Rosivel Elisabeth Grande in Quezaltepeque, Honduras, on July 2, 2013. Grande was killed by an unidentified man who shot her five times when she was going to work
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When Love Becomes Violence

Countries in Central America should build resilient institutions capable of implementing programs that support women