Negotiation Law Blog - Armed Conflict and Sexual Assault - Comments http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/ Southern California Arbitration Mediation & Conflict Resolution: Settle it Now Dispute Resolution Services: Serving Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City en Copyright 2012 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:03:09 -0800 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:03:09 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kerry Gough When the so-called cease fire for NE DRC (Kivu provinces, Ituri, etc) was negotiated in January 2008, the Amani Programme, a program established by the Congolese government following the treaty of January, 2008, was formed. Not surprisingly, the program has more than 35 male members, but only two women.

While the new DRC constitution has some wonderful statements (Local officials shall see to it that women are "epanouir" [to flower or blossom] into civic life, this statement and the laws increasing the penalties for sexual violence are mere window dressing.

The authorities remain lame and moribund, doing nothing about the 60 to 75 rapes per day in NE DRC. The following statistics are equally telling:
• Only 42 females out of 500 members of the National Assembly
• Only 5 females in the National Senate of 108 seats
• Only one female in the North Kivu Assembly of 42 deputies
Only one female of 10 ministers in the provincial government of North Kivu

Pouvoir aux femmes!

Kerry Gough, Director and Counsel, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention, Gender Justice program

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/armed-conflict-and-sexual-assault/#22381 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/international-diplomacy/armed-conflict-and-sexual-assault/#22381 International Diplomacy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:43:55 -0800 Victoria Pynchon