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In this Aug. 30, 2019 photo, Layla Taloo visits the Ninewa Palace Hotel, where she was once brought by her Islamic State militant captor in Mosul, Iraq.

Sexual violence in conflict: Part I

Critical State

This week, Critical State, our foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into the state of the literature on sexual violence in conflict. 

Nadia Murad gestures with her hands against a blue sky.

Yazidi women still fear ISIS months after their defeat

Conflict & Justice
Nigerian women in Lagos protest to demand the release of abducted school girls.

Can Boko Haram follow through on its threat to sell kidnapped girls into slavery? Maybe

Conflict & Justice
Nigerian women in Lagos protest to demand the release of abducted school girls.

Can Boko Haram follow through on its threat to sell kidnapped girls into slavery? Maybe

Conflict & Justice

Rape in India enhances awareness, leads to tough conversations in U.S.

Conflict & Justice

Sex trafficking of women has nexus in Queens borough of New York City

Global Politics

Every year, thousands of women between the ages of 14 and 19, are smuggled through the small town of Tenancingo, Mexico, into the United States and forced into sex work. Many of these women end up in Queens, the new epicenter of prostitution in New York City.

Rape in India Triggers More Awareness in the US

Conflict & Justice

Talk of harassment and violence in India has prompted discussions among South Asian immigrants about how that violence is sometimes exported to the United States.

Kathy Bolkovac and Larysa Kondracki on ‘The Whistleblower’

Child sex slavery and human trafficking are crimes often associated with international criminals. But what if the people behind these heinous activities were actually our friends and co-workers? A new film called “The Whistleblower” tells a real story in which this is the case. Larysa Kondracki  is the director of “The Whistleblower,” and  Kathy Bolkovac  is  the inspiration for […]

The World

Continued calls for apologies, compensation for WWII ‘comfort women’

Arts, Culture & Media

Dr. Katherine H.S. Moon is a professor of political science at Wellesley College and author of ‘Sex Among Allies: Military Prostitution in U.S. – Korea Relations.’ She elucidates the history of the women.

The World

Stopping Human Trafficking, One Slave at a Time

Conflict & Justice

Each year, more than 27 million people are trafficked illegally around the world. Stories of modern-day slavery and human trafficking are heartbreaking. But what can one person do about it? Aaron Cohen found a way to help victims.