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PHILIPPINES: SWEEPING VIOLENCE UNDER THE CARPET According to Philippines NGO the Center for Women’s Resources, at least one woman or child was abused every ten minutes in the country even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, a strict lockdown has exacerbated the problem in a country where conservative and religious traditions mean domestic abuse is often ignored or underplayed. Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla - IWPR Asia and Eurasia MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER COVID-19 RESPONSE Civil society and media NGOs in Moldova have criticised the government for their handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing them of demonstrating a lack of responsibility and transparency in their response. The first case of coronavirus in Moldova was reported on March 7, when a woman tested positive after disembarking from a flight from Italy to Chisinau. MACEDONIA GETS READY FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS The river Vardar, which runs through the centre of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, symbolises the ongoing difficulties facing this country, where ethnic tensions still run deep enough to influence many aspects of life.On the north side of the river, the inhabitants are mostly from the Albanian minority, which make up about 25 per cent ofthe population.
RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis WITNESS DESCRIBES SEXUAL TORTURE BY BOSNIA SERB FORCES A protected witness testified in The Hague this week about being gang-raped and held prisoner by Bosnian Serb soldiers during the 1990s war. The prosecution witness, referred to only by the number RM-70, appeared at the trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic in The Hague. Her image and voice were digitally distorted to conceal her identity from the public. HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
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PHILIPPINES: SWEEPING VIOLENCE UNDER THE CARPET According to Philippines NGO the Center for Women’s Resources, at least one woman or child was abused every ten minutes in the country even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, a strict lockdown has exacerbated the problem in a country where conservative and religious traditions mean domestic abuse is often ignored or underplayed. Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla - IWPR Asia and Eurasia MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER COVID-19 RESPONSE Civil society and media NGOs in Moldova have criticised the government for their handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing them of demonstrating a lack of responsibility and transparency in their response. The first case of coronavirus in Moldova was reported on March 7, when a woman tested positive after disembarking from a flight from Italy to Chisinau. MACEDONIA GETS READY FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS The river Vardar, which runs through the centre of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, symbolises the ongoing difficulties facing this country, where ethnic tensions still run deep enough to influence many aspects of life.On the north side of the river, the inhabitants are mostly from the Albanian minority, which make up about 25 per cent ofthe population.
RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis WITNESS DESCRIBES SEXUAL TORTURE BY BOSNIA SERB FORCES A protected witness testified in The Hague this week about being gang-raped and held prisoner by Bosnian Serb soldiers during the 1990s war. The prosecution witness, referred to only by the number RM-70, appeared at the trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic in The Hague. Her image and voice were digitally distorted to conceal her identity from the public. UKRAINE’S COAL INDUSTRY IN CRISIS When miners in the town of Antratsyt in the east of Ukraine decided to go on strike over unpaid wages in June 2020, they were met with a fierce response. The authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk Peoples’ Republic quickly launched a clamp down that saw the imposition of a quarantine due to an alleged Covid-19 outbreak and internet access blocked. CUBA'S COVID-19 CURE: DUCK HEART AND LIVER The Cuban government is promoting a previously little-known homeopathic preparation as an effective way for its citizens to protect themselves against Covid-19, despite the remedy having no proven effect. PrevengHo Vir has been widely advertised in the state media as a product that will improve the immune system and reduce the possibility of the virus causing death or serious complications. PHILIPPINES: SWEEPING VIOLENCE UNDER THE CARPET According to Philippines NGO the Center for Women’s Resources, at least one woman or child was abused every ten minutes in the country even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, a strict lockdown has exacerbated the problem in a country where conservative and religious traditions mean domestic abuse is often ignored or underplayed. Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla - IWPR Asia and Eurasia GEORGIA: AMNESTY BILL CAUSES FURTHER TENSIONS Ongoing attempts to defuse political tensions in Georgia have reached another stumbling block over a controversial amnesty clause in the EU-brokered agreement intended to calm the crisis. The April 19 agreement between the government and most opposition parties was aimed ending six months of turmoil which followed the contested 2020elections.
AZERBAIJAN’S ECONOMY FACES COVID-19 FALLOUT In January 2021, the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report forecast Azerbaijan a 2020 GDP contraction of five per cent, revised from a June 2020 prediction of 2.6 per cent. An expansion of 1.9 per cent was forecast in 2021, down from the June 2020 figure of 2.2 per cent. The industry may receive a boost due to the gas channels LIFE AS A CHILD SOLDIER The traumatic events of our lives always remain in our memories, however hard we try to forget them. These memories shape how we think and take decisions. They can encourage us to reclaim our rights or retaliate for the wrongs that have been done to us. But, often, we have difficulties relating our story, because of the fear that we willscare people away.
UKRAINE'S SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION This happens on a daily basis. Ukrainians are aware of it, but sometimes false news plays a real role in changing people’s views. But social media was just a tool that helped the people organise and spread the truth. The revolution was caused by the Yanukovich regime. If we hadn’t had social media, the revolution would still havehappened
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST Freedom of Expression in the Middle East. Ten years ago, a wave of protest swept the Middle East and north Africa. Launched with an eyewitness account from Egypt’s Tahrir Square, IWPR’s Arab Spring reporting project featured voices from across the region; journalists, human rights defenders, activists and ordinary people caught up in atime
MEDIA'S ROLE IN BALKAN WARS IWPR’s ICTY programme manager Merdijana Sadovic, addressing a recent conference in The Hague, spoke about the media’s role in the Balkan wars of the Nineties and how reporting contributed to the escalation of the conflict and, in some cases, may have incited war crimes. As a journalist who was based in Sarajevo during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, Sadovic has a unique insight into the workings of TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
Staff and Offices. IWPR employs a range of staff to support our activities, with skills in programme, finance, development, journalism and editorial, new media and other functions essential to our success. Small central teams in London and Washington, D.C., support the large majority of our personnel who are national hires based in our PHILIPPINES: SWEEPING VIOLENCE UNDER THE CARPET According to Philippines NGO the Center for Women’s Resources, at least one woman or child was abused every ten minutes in the country even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, a strict lockdown has exacerbated the problem in a country where conservative and religious traditions mean domestic abuse is often ignored or underplayed. Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla - IWPR Asia and Eurasia RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER COVID-19 RESPONSE Civil society and media NGOs in Moldova have criticised the government for their handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing them of demonstrating a lack of responsibility and transparency in their response. The first case of coronavirus in Moldova was reported on March 7, when a woman tested positive after disembarking from a flight from Italy to Chisinau. MACEDONIA GETS READY FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS The river Vardar, which runs through the centre of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, symbolises the ongoing difficulties facing this country, where ethnic tensions still run deep enough to influence many aspects of life.On the north side of the river, the inhabitants are mostly from the Albanian minority, which make up about 25 per cent ofthe population.
BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
Staff and Offices. IWPR employs a range of staff to support our activities, with skills in programme, finance, development, journalism and editorial, new media and other functions essential to our success. Small central teams in London and Washington, D.C., support the large majority of our personnel who are national hires based in our PHILIPPINES: SWEEPING VIOLENCE UNDER THE CARPET According to Philippines NGO the Center for Women’s Resources, at least one woman or child was abused every ten minutes in the country even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, a strict lockdown has exacerbated the problem in a country where conservative and religious traditions mean domestic abuse is often ignored or underplayed. Rorie Fajardo-Jarilla - IWPR Asia and Eurasia RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER COVID-19 RESPONSE Civil society and media NGOs in Moldova have criticised the government for their handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing them of demonstrating a lack of responsibility and transparency in their response. The first case of coronavirus in Moldova was reported on March 7, when a woman tested positive after disembarking from a flight from Italy to Chisinau. MACEDONIA GETS READY FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS The river Vardar, which runs through the centre of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, symbolises the ongoing difficulties facing this country, where ethnic tensions still run deep enough to influence many aspects of life.On the north side of the river, the inhabitants are mostly from the Albanian minority, which make up about 25 per cent ofthe population.
BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis CUBANS DENIED SURGERY AMID PANDEMIC In late February, Sara’s intense abdominal pain became too much to bear. The young single mother had been in agony for weeks, and had not had a period in two months. Despite the risk of going to a clinic amidst a spike in Covid-19 cases in her home province of Holguin, in eastern Cuba, she went to the Clínico Quirúrgico Lucía IñíguezHospital.
CUBA'S COVID-19 CURE: DUCK HEART AND LIVER The Cuban government is promoting a previously little-known homeopathic preparation as an effective way for its citizens to protect themselves against Covid-19, despite the remedy having no proven effect. PrevengHo Vir has been widely advertised in the state media as a product that will improve the immune system and reduce the possibility of the virus causing death or serious complications. UKRAINE’S COAL INDUSTRY IN CRISIS When miners in the town of Antratsyt in the east of Ukraine decided to go on strike over unpaid wages in June 2020, they were met with a fierce response. The authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk Peoples’ Republic quickly launched a clamp down that saw the imposition of a quarantine due to an alleged Covid-19 outbreak and internet access blocked. GEORGIA: AMNESTY BILL CAUSES FURTHER TENSIONS Ongoing attempts to defuse political tensions in Georgia have reached another stumbling block over a controversial amnesty clause in the EU-brokered agreement intended to calm the crisis. The April 19 agreement between the government and most opposition parties was aimed ending six months of turmoil which followed the contested 2020elections.
AZERBAIJAN’S ECONOMY FACES COVID-19 FALLOUT In January 2021, the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report forecast Azerbaijan a 2020 GDP contraction of five per cent, revised from a June 2020 prediction of 2.6 per cent. An expansion of 1.9 per cent was forecast in 2021, down from the June 2020 figure of 2.2 per cent. The industry may receive a boost due to the gas channels IWPR VACANCY: REGIONAL FINANCE MANAGER, US 1 day ago · The Regional Finance Manager is responsible for the financial performance of all projects in their designated region. They would ensure the accurate setup of financial systems in field offices, monitor financial compliance, coordinate the regular and ad hoc production of field financial reports and budgets and trains fieldstaff as necessary.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE MIDDLE EAST Freedom of Expression in the Middle East. Ten years ago, a wave of protest swept the Middle East and north Africa. Launched with an eyewitness account from Egypt’s Tahrir Square, IWPR’s Arab Spring reporting project featured voices from across the region; journalists, human rights defenders, activists and ordinary people caught up in atime
PROJECT OFFICER, LEBANON/REMOTE Project Officer, Lebanon/Remote. Institute for War & Peace Reporting is an independent not-for profit organization that works with media and civil society to promote positive change in conflict zones, closed societies, and countries in transition around the world. As part of IWPR, Etihad works on training and building the capacities of CSOs in TOXIC MYSTERY IN ARMENIA Armenian doctors and scientists are sounded the alarm after discovering traces of toxic substances in patients, including the mothers of young children. Yet despite the potential health implications for the Armenian public, no one can identify the sources of the problem with any certainty.In tests, doctors have found evidence of chlorides which could lead to serious medical problems. TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
Staff and Offices. IWPR employs a range of staff to support our activities, with skills in programme, finance, development, journalism and editorial, new media and other functions essential to our success. Small central teams in London and Washington, D.C., support the large majority of our personnel who are national hires based in our MACEDONIA GETS READY FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS The river Vardar, which runs through the centre of Macedonia’s capital Skopje, symbolises the ongoing difficulties facing this country, where ethnic tensions still run deep enough to influence many aspects of life.On the north side of the river, the inhabitants are mostly from the Albanian minority, which make up about 25 per cent ofthe population.
RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars COLD WELCOME FOR VENEZUELANS IN TRINIDAD When 19-year-old Christian Espinel left Venezuela for Trinidad and Tobago, he thought he was heading for a better life. But the only work he could find was as a bricklayer. One day at work, a nail pierced his leg and he was taken to hospital. After undergoing tests, Espinel was diagnosed with leukaemia. He had no money and was in the country illegally, so was told to leave the hospital without AUGUST 2008 RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR: TIMELINE South Ossetia enjoyed local autonomy as part of Soviet Georgia, but as the USSR disintegrated, a separatist movement emerged. The result was a brutal war in 1990-92, which ended with an uneasy truce and a force of Georgians, Russians and South Ossetians keeping peace in the region. In a referendum held in South Ossetia in 1991, a large majority voted for independence, but the vote was HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
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FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars COLD WELCOME FOR VENEZUELANS IN TRINIDAD When 19-year-old Christian Espinel left Venezuela for Trinidad and Tobago, he thought he was heading for a better life. But the only work he could find was as a bricklayer. One day at work, a nail pierced his leg and he was taken to hospital. After undergoing tests, Espinel was diagnosed with leukaemia. He had no money and was in the country illegally, so was told to leave the hospital without AUGUST 2008 RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR: TIMELINE South Ossetia enjoyed local autonomy as part of Soviet Georgia, but as the USSR disintegrated, a separatist movement emerged. The result was a brutal war in 1990-92, which ended with an uneasy truce and a force of Georgians, Russians and South Ossetians keeping peace in the region. In a referendum held in South Ossetia in 1991, a large majority voted for independence, but the vote wasSTAFF & OFFICES
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MEDIA'S ROLE IN BALKAN WARS IWPR’s ICTY programme manager Merdijana Sadovic, addressing a recent conference in The Hague, spoke about the media’s role in the Balkan wars of the Nineties and how reporting contributed to the escalation of the conflict and, in some cases, may have incited war crimes. As a journalist who was based in Sarajevo during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, Sadovic has a unique insight into the workings of MYANMAR: ‘THE COUP HAS ROBBED US OF OUR RIGHTS IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands. ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis AFGHAN WOMEN STILL BOUND BY BURKA Jada-e Leelami, the Street of Sales, lies in one of the busiest parts of Herat city. It’s usually packed with shoppers attracted by the promise of cheap clothing, many of them women covered them entirely from head to toe in sky-blue burkas. Shopping wearing such an all-encompassing garment is not easy. Women have to raise their voices, trying to bargain with stallholders they can barely see HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
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RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars COLD WELCOME FOR VENEZUELANS IN TRINIDAD When 19-year-old Christian Espinel left Venezuela for Trinidad and Tobago, he thought he was heading for a better life. But the only work he could find was as a bricklayer. One day at work, a nail pierced his leg and he was taken to hospital. After undergoing tests, Espinel was diagnosed with leukaemia. He had no money and was in the country illegally, so was told to leave the hospital without AUGUST 2008 RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR: TIMELINE South Ossetia enjoyed local autonomy as part of Soviet Georgia, but as the USSR disintegrated, a separatist movement emerged. The result was a brutal war in 1990-92, which ended with an uneasy truce and a force of Georgians, Russians and South Ossetians keeping peace in the region. In a referendum held in South Ossetia in 1991, a large majority voted for independence, but the vote was HOME | INSTITUTE FOR WAR AND PEACE REPORTING IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands.STAFF & OFFICES
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RUM SHORTAGES LEAVE CUBANS DRINKING HOME-MADE HOOCH Rum Shortages Leave Cubans Drinking Home-Made Hooch. With scarce resources dedicated to exports, people are risking their lives on illegal moonshine. The smell of sugar and alcohol fills the dark and windowless room. Armando moves around the 55-gallon plastic brewing tank amid clouds of distillation gases. It is so hot he has to dry thesweat
FOREIGN TOURISTS TARGETED BY HAVANA'S MALE PROSTITUTES Carlos Triana dropped out of school when he was about 15 and became a male prostitute in Vedado, a tourist area of Havana. His family was too poor to buy him shoes or provide food for the school day. “On top of that, I had to put up with being insulted and reviled for being gay,” he said. So instead he took to leading a double life, pretending to his family that he was still going to school. BIRTH CONTROL BY DECREE IN UZBEKISTAN The authorities in Uzbekistan have a robust policy on birth control, but evidence is emerging that in pursuit of a smaller population they are abusing women's rights by conducting hysterectomies and implanting contraceptive devices against their will. The authorities want women to give birth to fewer babies, less often. They argue that a reduced birth rate is for the good of the national THE STREET CHILDREN OF LUBUMBASHI Since the end of 1992, Lubumbashi – the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has seen its streets flooded by children, as war and economic hardship have torn families apart. People started calling these street children “shegues”, apparently a corruption of the name of Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara, areference
TURKMENISTAN'S GROWING ECONOMIC CRISIS Amid an ongoing economic crisis, Turkmenistan’s government is currently struggling to finish a series of lavish building projects ahead of hosting the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) this September. The event will see more than 5,000 athletes from 62 countries descend on the capital Ashgabat, and the authorities are estimated to have spent nearly seven billion US dollars COLD WELCOME FOR VENEZUELANS IN TRINIDAD When 19-year-old Christian Espinel left Venezuela for Trinidad and Tobago, he thought he was heading for a better life. But the only work he could find was as a bricklayer. One day at work, a nail pierced his leg and he was taken to hospital. After undergoing tests, Espinel was diagnosed with leukaemia. He had no money and was in the country illegally, so was told to leave the hospital without AUGUST 2008 RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR: TIMELINE South Ossetia enjoyed local autonomy as part of Soviet Georgia, but as the USSR disintegrated, a separatist movement emerged. The result was a brutal war in 1990-92, which ended with an uneasy truce and a force of Georgians, Russians and South Ossetians keeping peace in the region. In a referendum held in South Ossetia in 1991, a large majority voted for independence, but the vote wasSTAFF & OFFICES
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Simon Hersom. Simon is a senior investment banking executive with extensive general management, project finance, venture capital and real estate expertise. He has worked in various senior banking and corporate roles, creating and managing businesses across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. He is a long-standing seniorconsultant at
IWPR VACANCY: REGIONAL FINANCE MANAGER, US 11 hours ago · The Regional Finance Manager is responsible for the financial performance of all projects in their designated region. They would ensure the accurate setup of financial systems in field offices, monitor financial compliance, coordinate the regular and ad hoc production of field financial reports and budgets and trains fieldstaff as necessary.
MEDIA'S ROLE IN BALKAN WARS IWPR’s ICTY programme manager Merdijana Sadovic, addressing a recent conference in The Hague, spoke about the media’s role in the Balkan wars of the Nineties and how reporting contributed to the escalation of the conflict and, in some cases, may have incited war crimes. As a journalist who was based in Sarajevo during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, Sadovic has a unique insight into the workings of MYANMAR: ‘THE COUP HAS ROBBED US OF OUR RIGHTS IWPR is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom (charity reg. no: 1027201, company reg. no: 2744185); in the United States as a not-for-profit organisation with tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3); and as a charitable foundation in The Netherlands. ZIMBABWE: STREET CHILDREN ABUSED IN HARARE Cases of sexual abuse of children living on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare are increasing markedly, although there are no readily-available statistics as most cases go unreported. Street kids are being abused by people in our communities, some of whom hold positions of authority. A quick survey by this reporter showed that these children are being abused on almost a daily basis AFGHAN WOMEN STILL BOUND BY BURKA Jada-e Leelami, the Street of Sales, lies in one of the busiest parts of Herat city. It’s usually packed with shoppers attracted by the promise of cheap clothing, many of them women covered them entirely from head to toe in sky-blue burkas. Shopping wearing such an all-encompassing garment is not easy. Women have to raise their voices, trying to bargain with stallholders they can barely see Skip to main contentLEFT UTILITY NAV
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