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Call for Papers: Sexual Violence In Conflict Zones

By Corey Rayburnyung

Thanks to Feminist Law Professors, we see this call for original papers. The topic is: ?International Efforts to Address Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones." From the post:President Obama has vowed to put women?s issues at the core of American foreign policy. His decision to institute an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women?s Issues is unprecedented and reflects the elevated importance of global women?s issues to the State Department. Secretary of State Clinton has drawn attention to women at nearly every stop in her travels, most recently on a visit to eastern Congo to speak out against mass rape. Clearly Obama?s Administration recognizes the urgency of this crisis surrounding the use of rape as a tool in armed conflict in Africa and worldwide...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on September 29, 2009 (boomark / email).