Dear <<First Name>>
The first Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict starts today at the ExCel Centre in London.
There are hundreds of exciting fringe events and activities to attend, all of which are free and open to the public. The full programme can be found here:
ABColombia and Peace Brigades International event:
Sexual Violence: Costs of speaking out for journalists and human rights defenders.
Experiences from Colombia, Mexico and Egypt
ABColombia and Peace Brigades International (PBI)
Speakers include Jineth Bedoya Lima (Deputy Editor, El Tiempo), Claudia Mejía Duque (Director, Sisma Mujer), Rana Allam (Editor in Chief, Daily News Egypt), Maria Luisa Aguilar ('Tlachinollan' Human Rights Center, Mexico). Discussion Chaired by Lindsey Hilsum (International Editor, Channel 4 News)
Thursday 12 June, 16.30-18.00, Discussion Room 2
More information
Other events you might be interested in:
- Women's Innovations in Peacebuilding (panelists from Colombia and Philippines)
Conciliation Resources
Thursday 12 June, 9.30-10.30, Discussion Room 5
More information
- Women in Peace Negotiations: Reflections from the Philippines and Colombia
Conciliation Resources
Thursday 12 June, 12:30 – 13:30, Discussion Room 5
More information
- Different contexts, shared reality: working with women and girls facing conflict
IRC, GAPS UK and Womankind Worldwide
Wednesday 11 June, 18.30- 20.30, Discussion Room 5
- The Needs and Voices of Women: What Women, Peace and Security Should Mean to the World
IRC, GAPS UK, Oxfam, Amnesty International, APPG WPS and Womankind Worldwide
Thursday 12 June, 18.30 – 20.00, Discussion Room 3
See you at the Summit!
Kind regards,
Laura Ouseley
Information and Communications Officer - ABColombia
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EVENTS
What Prospects for Justice and Peace in Colombia? UK Launch of the documentary: Gotas que agrietan la roca
18.30-20.30
Fri 13 June
IALS Lecture Theatre, London
RSVP: IALS.Events@sas.ac.uk
More info here
PUBLICATIONS
Sexual Violence in Conflict
Latest report by ABColombia, SISMA Mujer and USOC
English and Spanish.
Mining in Colombia
Giving it Away: The Consequences of an Unsustainable Mining Policy in Colombia
English and Spanish
Land Restitution
The Current Panorama: Victims and Land Restitution Law 1448
English and Spanish
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