Sexual violence in armed conflict: the historical limits of humanitarian action and the ICRC in the 20th Century December 2, 2021 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / History / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Daniel Palmieri Despite clear legal prohibitions, sexual violence remains widespread and prevalent during armed conflicts and other ...
Gender-based hate crime as an early warning indicator of escalating violence and armed conflict November 30, 2021 10 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Christie Edwards The spectrum of misogynistic violence between incels (‘involuntary celibates’) and armed groups using extreme violence ...
Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide? November 25, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health Care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence May Maloney Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call ...
Out of sight, out of mind? Transgender people in humanitarian emergencies March 31, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sandra Smiley The world over, transgender people and others belonging to sexual and gender minority groups are ...
Who’s your favorite female judge? March 9, 2020 2 mins read Gender / Law and Conflict Helen Durham Many years ago when I was co-writing a book on Women and War, I decided that having a female judge write the foreward ...
Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action October 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Elizabeth McGuinness & Saman Rejali Where does a lens on ‘men and masculinities’ fit into the frame of humanitarian action? ...
Challenging patriarchy: gender equality and humanitarian principles July 18, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos This blog seeks to explore the ongoing discourse in the humanitarian sector that portrays gender ...
Masculinity and humanitarianism May 20, 2019 9 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Graham Parsons As I write, a boy, no older than 2, is bouncing around the café, laughing ...
The masculine condition in contemporary warfare May 14, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity Gilbert Holleufer Hugo Slim, in a piece entitled Masculinity and war—let’s talk about it, puts his finger ...
The impact of gender and race bias in AI August 28, 2018 13 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Gender / Gender and conflict / Law and Conflict / Weapons Noel Sharkey Automated decision algorithms are currently propagating gender and race discrimination throughout our global community. The ...
Continuing the conversation: Which masculinities, which wars? July 5, 2018 7 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence David Duriesmith Earlier this year Hugo Slim penned a blog post with the important call to begin ...
Masculinity and war–let’s talk about it March 15, 2018 5 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2018 Hugo Slim There is much talk about violations, cruelty and brutality in the public discussion of war, ...
