In Liberia, violence against women is part of the culture…it’s seen as a way of life

Written by jbee on September 28th, 2009


Lindora Howard-Diawara, WIPNET-Liberia, discusses the realities of women living with sexual violence in Liberia and how SCR 1820 can become a tool in the arsenal of women’s groups who are fighting to eradicate it

To read more about the experiences of women in Liberia, both during the conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, go to: http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Liberia/liberiaindex.html

The extraordinary role that women, organized by WIPNET-Liberia, played to bring peace to an embattled and brutalized Liberia is chronicled in the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Find out more about the movie at: http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/

Here is the trailer:

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