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For the past 13 years Isis-WICCE has provided data and information on women’s human rights violations in situations of armed conflict. During the said period Isis-WICCE and the institute participants have also recorded a new outcry of the deliberate targeting and attacking of women human rights defenders who for a long time have been at the forefront of defending the rights of the vulnerable women and girls, and denouncing violence against women as well as engaging states and non state actors to stop the abuses. Women human rights defenders have also responded to the needs of survivors of these abuses through advocacy and mobilization of resources. The theme of the documentation since 1996 has been “Documenting women’s experiences of armed conflict: A tool for advocacy, social justice and women’s empowerment, to ensure respect for human rights and sustainable peace”. 15 countries in Africa have been documented:Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leonne, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda 12 countries Outside Africa:Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri-Lanka, Yugoslavia Titles of Documentation Carried OutAt National Level - Women’s Experiences of armed conflict in Uganda; Luwero district - Women’s Experiences of Armed Conflict, Gulu District - Teso Women’s Experiences of Armed Conflict. - Medical Interventional Study of Luwero, Gulu and Teso region. - Women, Conflict and Food Security
At International Level. - Women’s experiences of armed conflict in Southern Sudan - Documented mass rape in Philippines. - Trauma among sexually violated women in Democratic Republic of Congo - Right of women to live in Sudan - Right to health and economic well being in Uganda - Internally Displaced Persons of Azerbaijan; the women’s experiences - The genocide experience of Rwanda. - Linking violence against women in peace times and in war to the human rights framework, S.Africa - Blood feuds in North Albania. - Sexual violence among the Kosovo Refugee women - Eviction of slum dwellers in Dhaka:A human rights issues for women. Findings Major problems in all the affected communities were those arising from sexual violence which attributed to the high level of trauma. Hatred, anger and revenge amongst different ethnic groups. No intervention carried out Un-employment and general apathy Destruction of social, cultural and economic well being. Mutilation HIV/AIDS§Poor shelter§Withdrawal§Inability to participate in economic development.
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