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"The individual interim reparations allow us to be acknowledged, to feel that we are being accepted by others. We were able to develop our own activities, and those who saw us as losers now see us differently. Today we can send our children to school, we no longer have to…

10.00-12.00 EST, 16.00-18.00 CET The Global Survivors Fund together with the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Governments of France, Japan, The Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom are organising on online side event to the 76th Session of the United National General-Assembly on Reparations for […]

Why we exist What is reparation The right to reparation is recognised in the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2005. The Global […]

PRESS RELEASE *** UNDER EMBARGO until Monday 22 November 2021, 8:30a m – Kinshas a time *** Over 20 Survivors of Conflict -Related Sexual Violence in Africa Meet in Kinshasa to Testify and Draft Statement seeking Reparations Kinshasa, 22 November 2021 - The Conjugal Slavery in War Research Project ,…

Survivors’ Hearing for reparations for conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo 22-24 November 2021 1. This is a survivors’ declaration: Female and male survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence from 12 African countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,…

Facilitators: Thésée-Aurore Makaba, Project Coordinator, Global Survivors Fund/Panzi Foundation (GSF/PF); Jacqueline Namuye Mutere, Founder and Director of Grace Agenda (GA); and Sandrine Lusamba, Coordinator, Solidarité Féminine pour la Paix et le Développement Intégral, (SOFEPADI) 8:30-9:10 Opening Session and Introductory Remarks (Live Streaming available ) Chair: Sandrine Lusamba, Coordinator, SOFEPADI Opening…

Aim of the event The Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW), the Global Survivors (GSF) and various grassroots organisations from 12 countries in Africa, in collaboration with the panel responsible for supporting the DRC during its presidency before the African Union (le Panel chargé d’accompagner la RDC à la présidence de…

The Global Survivors Fund (GSF) together with Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW) and various grassroots organisations from 12 countries in Africa, in collaboration with the panel responsible for supporting the DRC during its presidency before the African Union are organising the high-level event “It’s Time: Survivors Hearing on Reparations”. The Hearing will take place in […]

Reparations are a right. Reparations are urgent. Reparations are affordable. Together with survivors, let’s discuss how to make it happen: Co-Creating Reparations with Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Lessons Learned and Emerging Best Practice. Join our two-hour conversation to learn more about GSF’s unique co-creation model for reparations by hearing directly from survivors of CRSV involved […]

REPARATIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNTRY BRIEFING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Official Register of Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV ): None. Commonly cited number of CRSV Survivors: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) and other reports refers to over 200,000 cases of rape…