Surviving Torture and Fighting Stigma Workshop
Sunday, 22 September 2019
Following RLP’s contribution at the 49th Session of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNFVT) on 3 April 2019 during which Aimé Moninga and David Onen Ongwech, Programme Manager Gender & Sexuality, represented Refugee Law Project and amplified the voices of male survivors of Conflict-related Sexual Violence (CRSV), we are pleased to share the report of the Public Event and the Annual Expert Workshop produced by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner.
- Published in Refugee Debate, Sexual Violence Debate
RLP’s World Refugee Day 2019 Press Statement translated in eight languages
Thursday, 15 August 2019
In the interest of reaching a large refugee population with diverse languages, these translations are a fulfilment of our mandate; "To be a resource for forced migrants and relevant actors". The 8 languages into which the statement has been translated only encompass a portion of the broad language needs of forced migrants in Uganda, and ignites discussion on the urgent need for refugee-serving agencies to rethink their approaches of sharing written information to their clients.
- Published in Refugee Debate
Limited Community Interpretation Affects Women’s Participation in Refugee Settlements
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
This blog questions why women's rights activists and their decades-long advocacy for inclusion of women and girls in development is yet to realise substantial results in the context of refugee women in protracted displacements. In explicating her argument, the author reflects upon and questions why amidst emphasis and investments on 'Participation' and 'Empowerment', the lived realities for many vulnerable refugee women remain far from convincing.
- Published in Refugee Debate
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