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Co-creating reparations and other forms of redress with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

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REDRESS Trust @redress.org · 23/01/2026
Survivors must be at the heart of a future Convention on Crimes Against Humanity. Read our briefing to learn more: redress.org/publication/...
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Briefing: Victims’ Rights in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
This briefing, prepared by REDRESS and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) as part of the Global Initiative Against Impunity: Making Justice Work (GIAI), sets out concrete recommendat...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Our project in the Central African Republic will come to an end in February, but the effects of interim reparative measures will stay with survivors. Learn more about our project in CAR, and how it has helped survivors reclaim their place in society: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
As Ukraine peace talks continue, survivors of sexual violence are clear: justice and accountability are not up for debate. Read the full press release by GSF and Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation here: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Justice and accountability are not tokens for negotiation, say survivors in Ukraine
Geneva, The Hague, Kyiv, 27 November, 2025 - While peace talks are underway to determine the future of Ukraine, the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) and the Dr. D...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Since the war in Sudan broke out in 2023, +740,000 people have sought refuge in Chad. Many arrive carrying the trauma of CRSV. In the east, Adré and Aboutengué refugee camps are where stories begin to surface, where women rebuild in the aftermath of violence, and where a rapid response is needed.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
As we mark the ID for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, it is an urgent reminder that an estimated 840 million women and girls globally have suffered intimate partner violence or sexual violence. And yet, some stories barely surface. The impact on lives and communities is devastating.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Neem Foundation and the Global Survivors Fund have issued a statement on the recent kidnappings of schoolchildren in northern Nigeria. These attacks demand urgent attention and stronger protection for students and teachers. Read the full statement: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Statement from Neem and GSF on school kidnappings
The Neem Foundation and the Global Survivors Fund condemn the mass abduction of hundreds of schoolchildren and teachers at schools in northern Nigeria last w...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
At the Global Survivors Fund, we believe true repair begins with survivors. Co-creation means every project starts with one question: “What does repair mean to survivors?” While the answers might vary - from compensation to livelihood support or education – the result is always transformative.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Join us in NYC on Oct 30, 2–3:30 p.m., at the German Mission to the UN, to discover more. Organized with UN Women, the Permanent Missions of Germany and Ukraine to the UN, and Numo Sisters. RSVP: tinyurl.com/3m7wb2nm
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Anhelina Dotsenko is one of 600+ Ukrainian survivors to receive urgent interim reparations through our pilot, supported by the French foreign ministry's Crisis and Support Centre. Read her story here: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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‘I wanted to bring about some change in this war’
Anhelina Dotsenko, 21, feels at home whenever she returns to Ukraine.   Hailing from Novoazovsk, near the southern city of Mariupol, the familiar s...
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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🚀 Watch this space - we are launching #HearHerCall! 25 years after the Women, Peace & Security Agenda, it’s time to turn promise into action. Women drive peace & justice worldwide—now their voices reach Geneva. #GenevaPeaceWeek #WPS25 #GenderEquality #INTGenderChampions
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
As the EU considers using seized Russian assets for a reparations loan to Ukraine, GSF and allies urge that at least 2% be allocated to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and other human rights violations. Read the full call to action here: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Yesterday in Geneva, we hosted an event reflecting on lessons learnt from our Urgent Interim Reparations pilot in Ukraine, discussing how we can move forward to reach more survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Reparations for survivors must be at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Don’t miss tomorrow’s expert dialogue at the United Nations Office at Geneva. We will share lessons from Ukraine’s groundbreaking pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. 🕐 13:00–14:30 CEST | Palais des Nations / Online Register here 👇
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Lessons from the pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparation for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine: Charting the way forward
In-person registration via Indico / Venue: Room XVI, Building A, 5th Floor Online participation via Zoom / Register here.   In May 2024, Ukraine, t...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Since May 2024, 1,208 people have come forward in our Ukraine pilot project with 804 recognised as survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. 634 already supported, but many more must access urgent measures. Join us in Geneva/online next week 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/event...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Join us on 24 Sept at the UN in Geneva (Room XVI / online) for an expert dialogue on Ukraine’s pilot project on Urgent Interim Reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. 👉 Register: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/event...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Four years on from the Inter-American Court ruling in Jineth Bedoya Lima et al. vs. Colombia, reparation remains unfulfilled. We urge the State of Colombia to act without delay. Read our statement 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic... 📸 CorteIDH
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Nao was 18 when Boko Haram attacked her village in north-east Nigeria. Years later, vocational training helped her rediscover sewing. She stitched her own wedding dress, felt beautiful again, and is now designing for others. Discover her full story: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Sewing a new future after Boko Haram
“You will grow, you will learn, and you will be better than this.”   These are the words Nao would choose to share with her younger self, before sh...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Today, on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, we stand with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Education must be reparation: trauma-responsive, flexible, accessible, inclusive. Anything less keeps survivors shut out.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
✨ A new school year begins in Borno State, Nigeria! Over 100 children are back in class, with 30 more to join soon. With Neem Foundation’s trauma-informed support, lessons are tailored to each child’s needs so they can heal, catch up, and rediscover the joy of learning.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
What’s a Global Reparations Study? 🤔 It’s survivors leading the way on what reparations should look like for themselves. We’ve done 20+ worldwide 🌍 Check out why they matter 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/how-we-work/...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
‘Maikudi.’ In Hausa, it means wealth and respect. In Nigeria, survivors of Boko Haram embrace it to see themselves not as victims, but as women rebuilding futures. Read Ruqoyah Ogunbiyi’s reflection on how one word can reshape identity 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Maikudi: How survivors in Nigeria are reclaiming their identity
There are more than 30 women in the room in Adamawa, northeast Nigeria, where I lead a pyschosocial therapy session as part of GSF’s interim reparative measu...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Today marks eight years since Myanmar’s military launched a campaign of mass violence against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State. On 25 August 2017, entire villages were razed, families were torn apart, and civilians raped, killed or subjected to other atrocities.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
For many Yazidi survivors, education is filled with barriers - overcrowded schools, lost papers, stigma, trauma, and no clear path forward. Our new report calls for survivors-led, tailored solutions. Education can be real reparation. More 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Education is key. But 10 years on, barriers remain for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity. At GSF, with Yazda & Farida Global, we say: access isn’t enough. Reparation means real, trauma-informed, survivor-centred solutions. Discover the full report 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Together with ICJ and Advocacy Forum – Nepal, we’ve submitted a stakeholder contribution to the UN #UPR on Nepal’s ongoing challenges in upholding the rights of victims of conflict-related sexual violence. The UPR is a key opportunity to demand justice. Read more 👉 www.icj.org/nepal-failur...
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Nepal: Failure to Address the Rights of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Transitional Justice Process | ICJ
On 17 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum – Nepal (AF) and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) made a joint su
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
For the first time, Kenya has awarded reparations to survivors of 2007/08 post-election violence. This is the result of nearly two decades of tireless, survivor-led advocacy. Not luck. A national reparations policy must follow. 👉 Read the full opinion piece www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/2025...
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NYAMU, AOKO: Sexual violence survivors are leading push for reparations in Kenya
Four survivors of sexual violence have been awarded government reparations, nearly 18 years after the post-poll violence
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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
🇳🇵 In a joint submission to the UPR working group—@icjurists.bsky.social, Advocacy Forum-Nepal, and the @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social drew attention to Nepal’s ongoing failure to address the rights of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (#CRSV). 🔗 Learn more: icj.org/nepal-failur...
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Nepal: Failure to Address the Rights of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Transitional Justice Process | ICJ
On 17 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum – Nepal (AF) and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) made a joint su
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. In August 2014, thousands were taken captive by ISIS and subjected to sexual violence, including forced marriage and sexual slavery. Read the report of our Interim Reparative Measures project: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
In Nigeria, safe spaces for survivors take time, care, and trust to build. Mobilisers, caseworkers & counsellors power them. Read their stories 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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The safe space that sings
We meet in the New Jerusalem internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri. Around us, temporary shelters made of flimsy wood structures and tarpaulin...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
In Juba, survivors from across South Sudan and Uganda gathered to speak up for one of war’s most invisible victims: children born of conflict-related sexual violence. Their demands? Justice, access to services, education, and a future with dignity.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We sat down with Ruth Quinn - Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer on Reparation Financing - to talk about reparations. Spoiler: it’s not about lack of money, but about political will. From frozen assets to oil royalties, Ruth debunks the myths. 👇 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Financing reparations: debunking the myths
We sat down with Ruth Quinn, GSF’s Senior Advocacy and Policy Officer on Reparation Financing, to learn more about her work and the key misconceptions  ...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Amid the ongoing war, 416 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine received urgent interim reparation in 2024. You can discover more on Ukraine, and our work globally, in our Annual Report: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Since July 14 on Opinio Juris, @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org and @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social have been hosting a symposium examining the expanding scope of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). 🧵👇 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/15/s...
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Symposium on PMSCs: Deadly Agents Functioning as ‘Humanitarian Actors’
[Dr Jelena Aparac is a senior academic and consultant, and former chair and member of the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries] Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have significan…
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Men who survived conflict-related sexual violence rarely speak out. In South Sudan, Mustafa and Puot are breaking the silence. These conversations don’t happen often. That’s exactly why you should read them: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
#PMSCs are increasingly active in new and complex domains, yet accountability for their abuses remains rare, revealing serious gaps in international law. Explore the symposium, with @trialinternational.bsky.social, @icjurists.bsky.social, @redress.org 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
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The Business of Security: New Frontiers and Old Challenges in Private Military and Security Companies Regulation – Introduction to the Symposium
[Gabriella Citroni is an adjunct professor of international human rights law at the University of Milano-Bicocca and senior legal advisor atTRIAL International. Chiara Gabriele is head of program f…
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
In Nepal, stigma keeps many survivors of CRSV silent on their past. During the identification stage, our partners went to the most unusual places to meet with victims and preserve their confidentiality. 📖 Discover it in our Annual Report: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
In Timor-Leste, a survivor signed the formal registration papers of the national survivor network - using a pen for the very first time in her life.️ The event marked the public launch of the network - another historic moment: by survivors, for survivors. Sometimes, change starts with holding a pen.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
On Day 2 in Abuja, survivors took the stage. With support from @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social and @educannotwait.bsky.social, Neem Foundation is delivering trauma-informed education to 200+ children in Borno - where learning is healing, and reparation begins in the classroom. #Nigeria
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In Abuja, Nigeria, GSF and #NeemFoundation held a workshop with survivors, civil society, and others to explore how to develop education as a form of reparation for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and children affected by it.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
In Guatemala, survivors have gone decades without adequate reparation, with many passing away without ever receiving justice or recognition. Want to know more about our work in Guatemala? Read the newly published Annual Report 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Trauma unaddressed becomes trauma inherited. On this International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we reaffirm that healing the scars of war means addressing generational harms through action, not words.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This month, we officially launched the Global Reparations Study in Central African Republic, the result of years of collaboration with over 30 survivors from Bangui, Dékoa and Bouca. Read the full study here 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
⏳ Just 4 days left! We’re calling on legal scholars and experts to submit to our symposium on regulating Private Military & Security Companies. #PMSCs Explore legal gaps, accountability & new risks. 📩 Submit now 👉 opiniojuris.org/2025/05/06/c...
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CfP: The Business of Security: New Frontiers and Old Challenges in PMSC Regulation
[Image by Freepik.] Introduction It is widely acknowledged that, without regulation, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) can contribute to violations of international law and benefit fr…
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Reparation exists in Côte d’Ivoire, but many survivors find it hard to access. With GSF and COVICI, a pilot project links them to providers offering ID cards, therapy, and peer support groups - small steps helping survivors today. Read more 👉 www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/artic...
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Building reparation from the ground up in Côte D’Ivoire
In 2022, the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) and partners began scoping for opportunities for reparations in Cote D’Ivoire. In this blog, lead country consultant...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
In the face of conflict, #education is a form of healing. At a compelling event co-hosted by @educannotwait.bsky.social and GSF, Dr. Denis Mukwege & @yasminesherif.bsky.social called for education to be recognized as a form of reparation for children affected by conflict-related sexual violence.
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Education Cannot Wait @educannotwait.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“When we invest in #education as a form of reparation, we are not just offering a service – we are restoring justice. To education funders, policy makers, civil society leaders and international partners: this is a call to shared responsibility." ~Dr. Denis Mukwege, @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Here’s a snapshot of what 2024 looked like: 7️⃣ governments received technical support 1️⃣3️⃣ countries engaged through targeted advocacy 3️⃣8️⃣ new grants awarded Dive into the full Annual Report over here: www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/fileadmin/up...
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
منذ عام 2014، ارتفع العنف الجنسي المرتبط بالنزاع بشكل حاد في اليمن منذ عام 2014، لكن الناجيات ما زلن غير مرئيات وبدون إنصاف. توضح الدارسة الجديدة للصندوق العالمي للتعويضات إمكانية البدء الفوري في عمليات للتعويض المؤقتة بقيادة الناجين لهذه العملية. اقرأ الدراسة الكاملة bit.ly/ymngrs
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
In #Nepal, victims groups, including the network of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, unanimously rejected the new complaints process set in motion by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission two weeks ago, as no consultation took place with victims.
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Global Survivors Fund @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Children endure every crime classified as a crime against humanity - often with deeper, longer-lasting harm than adults. Yet, they’re barely mentioned in the future treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Now’s the time to fix that. Read why this must change ⤵️
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Justice for Children in a Future Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
A call on States to incorporate child-specific provisions within a future Crimes Against Humanity Convention.
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