Tag: London

Violence against women is a crime against humanity

International women’s rights NGO Karama has welcomed the vision to end sexual violence in conflict launched at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London this week. Karama brought a delegation of leading women activists from Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen to the four-day summit that was jointly hosted by UK Foreign Secretary William […]

Radio France Internationale Interview of Hibaaq Osman on Sexual Violence in Conflicts

RFI’s Zeenat Hansrod spoke to Hibaaq Osman on sexual violence in situations of conflict. Somali born Hibaaq Osman is the founder of the NGO Karama, which mean dignity in Arabic. The NGO, headquartered in Cairo, works towards ending violence against women. In London, a Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict opens on Tuesday […]

Baroness Hussein-Ece: #Timetoact to end sexual violence in conflict

This op-ed was originally published on Politics Home. Ahead of this week’s summit to end sexual violence in conflict, the Lib Dem peer appeals for a coordinated and integrated approach to tackling the appalling crimes. This week, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN, will co-chair a three day Global […]

Middle East and North African Female Activists Launch Manifesto for Peace in Parliamentary Reception

London, England (June 9, 2014) – Today women’s rights group Karama launched in a parliamentary reception its manifesto for a stable and democratic future in the Middle East and North Africa to UK politicians ahead of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict this week. In a House of […]

Middle East and North African Female Activists Host Reception in House of Commons

Monday (9 June) in the House of Commons, leading women’s rights activists launched their manifesto for a stable and democratic future in the Middle East and North Africa. London, England – At a Parliamentary Reception held on women in conflict, female civic leaders from Egypt, Libya and Syria addressed MPs to provide an overview of […]