Meet Eramithe Delva.
Eramithe is a co-founder of KOFAVIV (Komisyon Fanm Viktim pou Viktim/ Commission on Women Victims for Victims), an organization that works to end rape and sexual violence in Haiti.
Over the last decade, Eramithe has worked to meet the needs of rape ...read more
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16 Days of Activism 2013
Day 15: Meet Helen Mack, Guatemala
Meet Helen Mack.
Helen is the founder and president of the Myrna Mack Foundation, an organization dedicated to challenging the culture of impunity within the Guatemalan military and seeking justice for survivors of human rights abuses.
A businesswoman by trade, Helen was ...read more
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Day 14: Meet Asieh Amini, Iran
Meet Asieh Amini.
Asieh is a journalist, poet and founder of the Stop Stoning Forever Campaign. An outspoken activist and passionate writer, Asieh is known for challenging gender-based injustices within Iran’s judicial system and advocating for an end to stoning as a form of ...read more
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Day 13: Esperance Kavira Furaha, Democratic Republic of Congo
Meet Esperance Kavira Furaha.
Esperance is a young and up-and-coming women’s rights and peace activist from the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Esperance works with Solidarité Féminine pour la Paix et le Développement Intégral/ Women’s Solidarity ...read more
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Day 12: Meet Cindy Blackstock, Canada
Meet Cindy Blackstock.
Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society (Caring Society), an organization that empowers First Nations children, youth and families in Canada.
For over twenty years, Cindy has worked to ensure ...read more
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Day 11: Meet Rebecca Chiao, Egypt
Meet Rebecca Chiao.
Rebecca is the co-founder of HarassMap, an organization committed to converting the streets of Egypt into a safe space for all women.
Rebecca was born and raised in the United States, and had originally planned to follow a career in medicine. A ...read more
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Day 10: Meet Apuk Mayen, South Sudan
Meet Apuk Mayen.
Apuk is a senior diplomat from South Sudan working to increase women’s participation in formal peace processes between Sudan and South Sudan. Yet, Apuk is an activist at heart.
For most of her youth, Apuk lived as a refugee during Sudan’s civil ...read more
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For the past eight days we have spotlighted eight incredible women human rights defenders as we join women around the world for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. We are only halfway through our lineup – which means there are eight more remarkable women for you to meet. ...read more
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