Women War Victims

Links

Rape Epidemic Raises Trauma of Congo War - These women are someone's sister, mother, daughter, aunt etc.

Women and the Missing: the burden of those left behind - On the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), Florence Tercier, ICRC’s women and war adviser, explains the immensely challenging plight of women whose male relatives have gone missing in war and what the ICRC is doing to support them.

Iran: long years of incertitude and anguish -During the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88, tens of thousands of soldiers went missing on both sides. In Iran alone, the families of some 11,000 people continue to wait for news. Close-up on three Iranian women who have lived through the pain of uncertainty.

For Darfur Women -  Survival Means Leaving Camp, Risking Rape 

Hidden victims of a brutal conflict: Iraq's women - Abduction, rape and murder are the punishments for any woman who dares to hold a professional job. A month-long investigation by The Observer reveals the terrible reality of life after Saddam

The Plight Of Afghanistan Women - If there is a hell, it must be in Afghanistan for women