Worldwide, tens of thousands of children have been born as a result of wartime sexual violence and exploitation.
In this webinar, we explore the latest research about these children, their mothers and fathers, and the experience across their life cycles. Through rich ethnographic and longitudinal research, our panelists identify both the challenges and discrimination that many of the children experience, as well as the factors that may enhance their life chances.
PANELISTS
Letitia Anderson
Office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Dipali Anumol
PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Virginie Ladisch
Senior Expert, Programs, International Center for Transitional Justice
Jacqueline Mutere
Founder and Director, Grace Agenda
Sima Samar
Former Director of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
Visiting Scholar, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Tatiana Sanchez Parra
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Tatjana Takseva
Professor, Women and Gender Studies Program, Faculty of Arts, Saint Mary’s University
Kimberly Theidon
Professor, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
MODERATOR
Dyan Mazurana
Research Director, Feinstein International Center
Professor, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
AGENDA
- Children born of war related sexual violence: Key Issues and Research Findings
- Rwanda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Colombia
- Local Inspiration, Global Implementation: Upholding the Rights of Children Born of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
- Response from the former Director of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
- Response from the Office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict