After a week-long delegation to Colombia to meet with survivors of sexual violence, Nobel Laureate and Co-Chair of the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict, Jody Williams; Survivor’s United for Action member Jineth Bedoya Lima; and Director of the Colombian Campaign to Ban Landmines, Álvaro Jiménez Millán, wrote an open letter to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) calling for them to ensure women’s participation in the country’s peace process.

(Ottawa—October 27, 2014). As world powers deploy military missions to fight ISIL*, the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict is urging them to prioritize ending widespread sexual violence by ISIL and other militant groups in Iraq. The Campaign also warns that without the inclusion of Iraqi women in diplomatic efforts to establish peace, violence will worsen.

(Delhi—September 29, 2014) Nobel peace laureates Jody Williams (USA) and Shirin Ebadi (Iran) are in India with the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict to stand in solidarity with women’s rights organization Breakthrough and other activists at a seminal moment in India’s women’s movement and to call for an end to violence against women.

(London)—June 13, 2014. Members of The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict today expressed their disappointment that the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence, hosted by the UK government, ended with few tangible results that will make an immediate impact on the ground.

The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence will only lead to real change if governments start to do things differently.

This was the main message from Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee who addressed the summit during the main plenary this morning.

(London)—June 12, 2014. The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict today launched the world’s first-ever global network of sexual violence survivors focused on rape and gender violence in conflict.

(London)—June 11, 2014. The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict today launched the multimedia exhibit Beauty in the Middle: Women of Speak Out at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.  A few hours before the launch, British Foreign Affairs Minister William Hague and actress Angelina Jolie—who together are co-hosting the summit—visited the exhibit and spoke to some of the Congolese women featured in the photos.

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International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict Delegation of Nobel peace laureates, survivors and grassroots activists to Global Summit to End Sexual Violence!

(June 2, 2014—London).  Five Nobel peace laureates will be leading a delegation of almost 90 activists – including sexual violence survivors, grassroots women's leaders from conflict countries and actor Danai Gurira ("Walking Dead")—attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London from June 10-13.

During a regional meeting of the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict last week in Nairobi, campaigners called on the international community to take urgent action and end the violence in South Sudan. The statement issued from the meeting supports the calls of the grassroots women's activists in South Sudan who are continuing to struggle for meaningful participation at peace talks and ensure humanitarian access to the region.

Un nouveau rapport affirme que des organisations locales de femmes ont besoin d'une aide urgente

(Ottawa—6 décembre 2013)

Les Soudanaises sont confrontées à une crise de violence sexuelle dont on ne voit point la fin. C'est la conclusion d'un nouveau rapport publié aujourd'hui par la Campagne internationale pour mettre fin aux viols et à la violence fondée sur le genre en situation de conflit et qui documente l'omniprésence de la violence sexuelle faite aux femmes dans tout le pays et qui souligne le travail important qui est fait par les survivantes et les militantes pour mettre fin à la crise.