- Ethical Examples of Interviewing Sexual Violence Survivors in the DRC A series of interviews conducted by Lauren Wolfe, director of the Women's Media Center's Women Under Siege Project, provide examples of good practices we outline in our "Guide to Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence."
- Reporting on Sexual Violence: Personal and Professional Challenges for Journalists Covering sexual assault, including rape, can bring swift and unpredictable repercussions, leaving many journalists and others torn over how best to navigate the risks. A guest post from the Committee to Protect Journalists.
- Nueva Guía sobre como entrevistar a Sobrevivientes de la Violencia basada en Género o Sexual Hoy estamos orgullosos de anunciar un nuevo recurso de capacitación: Llevando a cabo entrevistas seguras, efectivas y éticas con sobrevivientes de la violencia basada en género o sexual.
- New How-To Guide For Interviewing Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Tips for human rights activists, citizen journalists and others seeking to film interviews with survivors in a safe and ethical manner.
- Abuse by Viral Video: Break the Cycle with Identity Protecting Tools A viral video from Russia makes inadvertent accomplices of viewers and LGBT activists. How can the online community expose abuse while avoiding further harm?
- Egypt’s Unrevolutionary Conduct: Sexual Harassment of Women Protestors Our latest in-depth playlist takes a look at one aspect of the political turmoil in Egypt that many would rather keep hidden: gender-based violence.
- International Women’s Day Sees Sparse Progress in Ending Impunity On March 8th, the world celebrates International Women's Day. It's a somber celebration, though: despite progress in some areas, more must be done to end impunity for perpetrators of gender-based violence.
- One Million Men. One Million Promises. One Million Videos. Men are joining the movement against violence against women like never before. The One Million Men. One Million Promises campaign is unifying their voices, and using video to amplify them.
- The Case for Justice: Why Transitional Justice Matters in Today’s World Without accountability for massive human rights abuses, societies coming out of conflict or dictatorship have little chance of building sustainable peace. This is the main principle of transitional justice, a set of measures used to seek redress for legacies of mass atrocity or state repression. Focusing on situations in Egypt, Uganda, Colombia and the Congo, “The Case for Justice” illuminates the crucial, but often misunderstood process facing countries across the globe.
- Video Advocacy Example: Rwandan Women Tell Stories of Genocide’s Legacies In Rwanda, between April and June of 1994, an estimated 800,000 Tutsis were killed in the span of just 100 days. Years after the brutal genocide, Intended Consequences revisits the country, asking the difficult question, how does a woman care for her child when it's the son or daughter of the man who raped her?
- Rural Women and Girls of Eastern Congo Seek Justice as World Celebrates International Women’s Day Today the world celebrates the 101st International Women’s Day (begun in 1911). This year’s theme, declared by the United Nations, is “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty,” as highlighted in this message from the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon.