Nobel laureate Jody Williams traveled to Colombia to meet with women involved in the #ProcesoDePaz and urge for women's voices at the peace table.
In February 2015, Shirin Ebadi and I led a Nobel Women’s Initiative delegation to Colombia to meet with survivors of rape and sexual ...read more
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In 2009 three women’s rights organizations in Guatemala—Mujeres Transformando el Mundo (MTM), Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG) and Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial (ECAP)—came together to form the Alliance to End Silence and Impunity. The Alliance works to support ...read more
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The women’s movement in Colombia has steadfastly called for peace throughout more than five decades of civil war. Together, these groups form a strong, collective voice for women. Meet three women’s organizations working for peace in Colombia:
Casa de la Mujer
Since 1982 Casa de la Mujer has ...read more
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Join us online from April 27 – May 7 as Nobel laureate Jody Williams travels to Colombia and Guatemala!
After years of negotiations the government of Colombia and rebel group FARC are on the cusp of reaching a peace agreement. Laureate Jody Williams will travel to Colombia to stand in solidarity ...read more
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Nobel laureate Jody Williams recounts her experience in Guatemala to witness the Sepur Zarco trial and stand in solidarity with the courageous women survivors.
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The Case of the Women of Sepur Zarco: From Victims to Courageous, Precedent-Setting Survivors
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Be part of the online journey February 22 – 26 when Nobel peace laureate Jody Williams travels to Guatemala City. She will be joining sister laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum to stand in solidarity with the brave Mayan women going up against the Guatemalan military in the landmark Sepur Zarco trial. The ...read more
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Nobel laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi joined Tawakkol Karman in Turkey this week for the “Istanbul Conference on Peace in the Middle East: The Impacts of War on Women and Children.” The event was organized by the Tawakkol Karman Global Peace and Democracy Center at the Aydın ...read more
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Delegates from the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict's #SurvivorsUnited delegation to Colombia - including Nobel Laureate Jody Williams and Jineth Bedoya Lima - have sent an open letter to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group. They ...read more
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