Posted by: amnestyseoul | March 10, 2009

Background info on violence against girls in Haiti and against women’s rights defenders in Afghanistan

Background info on Haiti and Afghanistan

Many people asked questions at the March meeting about the current political and social climates in both Haiti and Afghanistan. Here are some useful links for your own further research:

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79214 (Haiti)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/haiti-no-protection-girls-against-sexual-violence-20081127 (Haiti)

For a good history of Haiti, try to find The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer.

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79295 (Afghanistan)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/afghanistan-tens-thousands-people-displaced-fighting-and-hunger-20090218 (Afghanistan)


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