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A drawing from Swati Dey from India about her idea of women in war & conflict
This drawing was done during the first session of WPS2. The participants of the course were asked to draw their idea of women in war and...
Swati Dey
Oct 7, 2019


Militarization and the Role of Women in Conflict Zones
Militarization is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence and accepts violence as a viable way...
Lailee Rahimi - Afghanistan
Oct 5, 2019
Militarization: Haunting Present and Future
I still remember the first pair of boots I got was plastic made. During childhood back in my village, these shoes were not less than a...
Sajid Khan - Pakistan
Oct 5, 2019
Virginity Test, Violations of Human Rights
In patriarchal societies and traditionalist cultures, where men have power over women and play the dominating role in society, women are...
Fariha Easar
Nov 26, 2018


Privatization of War in Afghanistan
Seventeen years into its life as a modern democracy, Afghanistan continues to struggle against terrorism and insurgency. In the first...
WRN was partner to develop this position paper and
Nov 24, 2018


Peace and Democracy Imperiled
The constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka and rapidly unfolding events there raise two important concerns from the point of view of peace...
Swarna Rajagopalan
Nov 8, 2018
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