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Violence Against Women Migrants and Refugees: Analyzing Causes and Effective Policy Response. Examining Gender-Based Violence in the context of migration.

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Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The final episode of the podcast, Violence against Women Migrants and Refugees, is out now. In this episode, Drs. Pauline Tennent, Lori Wilkinson & Cathy Holtmann ask the important question, “what can be done?”, in response to stories of resilience from migrant & refugee women living through GBV.
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Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The 2nd episode of the podcast, Violence against Women Migrants and Refugees, is out now. In this episode, Dr. Pauline Tennent discusses with Dr. Evie Tastsoglou & Dr. Cathy Holtmann about the systemic factors shaping GBV for migrant & refugee women. Listen now at chrr.info/resource/gbv...
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Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba @chrrumanitoba.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The first episode of the podcast, Violence against Women Migrants and Refugees, is out now. In this episode, Dr. Pauline Tennent speaks with Dr. Lori Wilkinson & Dr. Evie Tastsoglou to introduce us to the GBV-MIG research program. Listen now at chrr.info/resource/gbv...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The third and final episode of the GBV-MIG podcast is now available! Dr. Lori Wilkinson and Dr. Cathy Holtmann ask "What Can Be Done for Migrant and Refugee Women Survivors of GBV?". Listen here: www.smu.ca/gendernet/po...
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This podcast explores the experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) by migrant and refugee women in Canada. As a part of the GBV-MIG Canada Research Program, it aims to show how structural and systemic factors such as policies and legislation shape the violence that migrant and refugee women and girls are likely to experience in Canada.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Issue #24 of our GBV-MIG Newsletter is now out! Read it here and share among your networks: www.smu.ca/gendernet/ne...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Dr. Evie Tastsoglou and Dr. Jane Freedman's co-authored paper "Gender-based and intersectional violence in migration and refugee contexts: A contextual global approach" has been included in the shortlist for the Best Paper Prize 2025 of International Sociology. www.isa-sociology.org/en/publicati...
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Annual SAGE International Sociology Best Paper Prize
Annual SAGE International Sociology Best Paper Prize
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Listen to the new podcast: Violence Against Women Migrants and Refugees, which explores the experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) by migrant and refugee women in Canada. The podcast can be accessed on Spotify, YouTube, and iHeartRadio (links below). chrr.info/resource/gbv...
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Violence Against Women Migrants and Refugees: A Podcast - Centre for Human Rights Research
This podcast explores the experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) by migrant and refugee women in Canada. As a part of the GBV-MIG Canada Research Program, it aims to show how structural and system...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Check out our new GBV-MIG Canada Community resources: a list of anti-violence and settlement resources for each province and territory, national resources and resources for female genital mutilation. Find the complete list under "Reports" here: www.smu.ca/gendernet/pr...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Check out She's Gone, an international art installation, shedding light on femicide, and calling for concrete action to prevent gender-based violence. www.shesgone.org
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איננה עוד | She's gone
She's Gone is a global art installation protesting violence against women. איננה עוד הוא פרויקט מחאה אמנותי בינלאומי בנושא אלימות נגד ורצח נשים.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Issue 23 of our GBV-MIG newsletter is now available! We encourage you to circulate the newsletter within your network. Check it out here: www.smu.ca/gendernet/ne...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
🗞 Interesting article from UN Women: What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM) Read here: www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
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What it is like to survive female genital mutilation (FGM) | UN Women – Headquarters
Learn what life after FGM looks like and why legal bans on the practice alone are not delivering justice for women and girls.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Global Affairs Canada is once again offering short-term scholarships for international students to come to Canada for study or research (i.e., non-course-based) through the 2026-27 Short-Term Exchange Programs which aim to promote partnerships between Canadian and post-secondary institutions abroad.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
(1/4) Metro Interagency's upcoming event "Bridging the Decades: 30 Years of Gender-Based Violence Work" is taking place on January 19, 2026 in the Halifax Central Library's Paul O'Regan Hall. Details below.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Check out PhD student Eva Kazakou's latest blog on the 580 femicides in Canada since 2020. www.smu.ca/gendernet/bl...
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By: Eva Kazakou
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Check out Myrna Dawson's article from The Conversation Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond theconversation.com/why-canada-n...
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Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond
More than 1,100 Canadian women and girls have been killed by men since 2018. So why is the federal government dragging its heels in adding femicide to the Criminal Code?
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
In honour of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the Canadian Femicide Observatory launched their new "Too True Crime" podcast, with 580 episodes, one for each woman killed by femicide since 2020 New release: tinyurl.com/cfoja2025 Their stories: www.tootruecrime.com
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Check out undergraduate student Sarah Delorme's blog entry: "Refugees at the Canada-U.S. Border Under Trump" www.smu.ca/gendernet/bl... Photo credits: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press
An asylum seeker is confronted by an RCMP officer as he crosses the border into Canada in 2017
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Check out PhD student Eva Kazakou's blog entry: "At Europe’s Doorstep: Lives Lost and Voices Silenced" www.smu.ca/gendernet/bl... Photo: Human Rights Watch
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
If you haven't already, check out Issue #22 of our GBV-MIG Newsletter here: www.smu.ca/gendernet/ne...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Upcoming events in Halifax: 1) Supporting With Care: Responding to Signs of Violence in the Workplace Date: November 27, 2025 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (AST) Location: Virtual Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/supporting...
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Supporting with Care: Responding to Signs of Violence in the Workplace
Join us for a free and engaging session on recognizing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Check out Femi(ni)cide in Focus event on femicide in Nigeria featuring Ololade Ajayi of the DOHS Cares Foundation in Nigeria & Dr. Myrna Dawson of the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability 📅 TONIGHT Monday Oct 6 | ⏲️ 12pm EDT / 6pm CEST / 5pm WAT Register: t.co/Rwn4RVGNgO
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
We are pleased to announce that Issue #21 of our GBV-MIG Newsletter is now available on our website! Click the link below to access the newsletter: www.smu.ca/gendernet/ne...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🗞 Afghanistan: Ten facts about the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...
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Afghanistan: Ten facts about the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis | UN Women – Headquarters
Four years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, dozens of its directives have stripped Afghan women and girls of their rights to education, work, freedom of movement and participati...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Myrna Dawson, University of Guelph, and James Rowlands, Durham University, are editing the Palgrave Handbook on Domestic Homicides and Death Reviews. Please see their open call for various chapters and submit if interested by Sept. 30 2025.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia (CMWR NS) is hiring! They currently have three contract positions open: 1. Community-Based Research and Project Coordinator (Mental Health) www.migrantjusticens.ca/opportunitie...
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We're Hiring: Community-Based Research and Project Coordinator (Mental Health) — Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia
The Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia (CMWR NS) is a community-based organization which engages in support services, outreach, community-building and rights-based education to advance migra...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Members of our GBV-MIG Canada team made two presentations at the Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities / Canadian Sociological Association (June 2025). See titles of presentations and names below.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The research team of the RHCforFGC - Gender Net Plus project invites you to complete an online survey (about 15-20 minutes) : ls.sondages.umontreal.ca/345695
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Issue #19 of our GBV-MIG newsletter is now available on our website! Check it out here: www.smu.ca/gendernet/ne...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Two years of relentless conflict in Sudan have triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for 6 million displaced women and girls | UN Women – Headquarters
UN Women press release that raises the alarm over the number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, which has tripled to over 12 million since the beginning of the war ...
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Inside the crisis you don’t see: How war impacts women’s mental health | UN Women – Headquarters
Explore how conflict affects women’s mental health and why urgent investment in support services is critical for recovery and resilience.
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GBV-MIG Canada Research Program @gbv-mig-canada.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Welcome to our new Bluesky account! Violence against Women Migrants and Refugees: Analysing Causes and Effective Policy Responses (GBV-MIG Canada) is a CIHR-Funded Research project, based at Saint Mary's University, Canada. gbvmigration.cnrs.fr/the-project
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