tweets from independent blog about gender-based violence (especially sexual violence) in populations affected by humanitarian crises.cassandracomplexblog.wordpress.comJoined September 2013
This expanse of sand used to be covered in water.
Now it's barren.
People living around Lake Faguibine in Mali are facing what the combined forces of armed conflict and climate change can do.
We can’t turn a blind eye to it. It’s here and happening.
Jessica McClintock, a fashion designer who dressed generations of women, has died at 90.
“I saw this dress and fell in love with it,” Hillary Clinton said of the McClintock dress she wore when she married Bill Clinton. “It was a kind of hippie Victorian.” nyti.ms/3seYUSZ
We’re excited to share Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy✨
The list honours & celebrates people of all genders working on gender policy & making the world more equitable through public service, research, philanthropy & advocacy♀️
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Some truly incredible #feminists on this list! Congrats to them all!
Celebrating those listed & all the feminist change-makers around the world who could put their time, expertise & passion, but choose the hard work of #GenderEquality!
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We’re excited to share Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy✨
The list honours & celebrates people of all genders working on gender policy & making the world more equitable through public service, research, philanthropy & advocacy♀️
apolitical.co/list/en/gender…
#Throwbackthursday : Interested in applying a rights-based approach to child and adolescent survivors with disabilities?
Last year the @GBVAOR1 + @CP_AoR Communities of Practice held a special webinar examining the issue. Watch the recording here. 👉🏾👉🏾youtube.com/watch?v=7KoAEW…
Creating safer societies for women and girls requires that we value the humanity of women and girls and treat them with dignity and respect. ⠀⠀
#RespectWomen#PreventGBV#EndVAW
Online harassment against women is used as a weapon to intimidate and silence women in virtual spaces. Eliminating online harassment against women is important for strengthening women's freedom of expression and participation in society.
#PreventGBV#EndVAW
5K Followers 1K FollowingTwo journalists, one haircut, tons of opinions on international justice.
Hosted by @janethanderson and @vdbergstephanie. Find us wherever you get your podcasts.
7K Followers 7K Following@ASU prof keen on understanding migration & refugees, humanitarianism, youth issues, women & war, impact of conflict on health.Heart in the Horn of Africa
1K Followers 1K FollowingTweets on doing good, when we don't & the in-between: activism•aid•mental health•violence survivors•liberation.
Current @Nanshe_org Past @msf, @icrc, @amnesty.
375 Followers 426 FollowingLandmines/armed violence person (strongly opposed, to be clear). Airport dweller. Flamingo. Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships at MAG.
229 Followers 820 FollowingMother, Domestic Violence Survivor fighting for justice, Former 7 time National Champion Golfer & Sport Psychologist, Now pursuing Law @OfficialPU Deptt of Law
160 Followers 711 FollowingPhD Student @GEH_UCSD | Passionate about gender, violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health and data | views my own
1K Followers 1K FollowingCEO of @WomenForWomen. Helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives. #WomensRights #SocialJustice #IntDev #HumanRights Advocate.
3K Followers 3K FollowingYour hub for policy-relevant research, best practices, and networks to support gender integration in health programming. Coordinated by @UNU_IIGH.
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8K Followers 4K FollowingATLAS empowers, supports, and connects women working in, or embarking on, a career in public international law. Empowerment, intersectionality, community.
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Registered charity No: 064/E.29/1111/Vol.8/APPB
655 Followers 890 FollowingWe are courageous providers of choice. Our work spans 37 countries providing contraception, safe abortion and post-abortion care.
88 Followers 390 FollowingProviding a safe space for victims of Domestic Violence, Gender Based Violence and Human Trafficking in SA.
Advocate. Assist. Empower. Restore.
701 Followers 999 FollowingA local women-lead organisation in SA who network to bring about legislative change and support for all women & children in the fight AGAINST GBV! 💗🖤
2K Followers 2K FollowingI don’t have answers, but I ask the right questions. #HumanRights and #SRHR, the S(exual) part of the acronym matters, a lot. (She/Her)
230 Followers 487 FollowingFeminist, activist, mentor, queer, inclusive, and learning. Working with women and girls and LGBTQI community in humanitarian crisis. Views my own (she/her)
548 Followers 4K FollowingFree open access journal to share your ideas and theories contributing to the evolution of humanity.
#Science #Ideas #Theories #humanity_evolution
148 Followers 284 FollowingWe are an #NGO aimed at averting #GBV, we bring together #victims, #survivors of #violence who inspire and support each other to speak up.
686 Followers 2K FollowingESD Global is dedicated to #empoweringwomen through #selfdefense training. #Donate to make the world a safer place for everyone.
6K Followers 2K FollowingWe advance gender justice and advocate for accountability. Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice has left X. Stay updated via LinkedIn, Bluesky + Mailing List.
55K Followers 647 FollowingPosting on refugees, migration & borders.
Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford & United Against Inhumanity.
Former Head, Policy Development & Evaluation, UNHCR.
225 Followers 1K FollowingHead External Relations @UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response Division. Passionate about ending violence against women and girls! Views are my own.
551 Followers 320 FollowingWorking to create a world where gender does not define your life. Yogini wannabe. Elephant lover. #RefugeesAreWelcome Opinions are my own.
2K Followers 1K FollowingA feminist nonprofit organization working to end violence against women & girls in conflict, crisis, & disaster settings worldwide.
📣 #amplifyHERvoice
2K Followers 562 FollowingWe are a growing global network of activists, practitioners and researchers seeking to “re-imagine prevention" to end violence against women and their children.
8K Followers 4K FollowingATLAS empowers, supports, and connects women working in, or embarking on, a career in public international law. Empowerment, intersectionality, community.
133 Followers 212 Followingpost-practitioner researcher, educator, learner. violence against women / forced migration / social support. views my own. she/her
8K Followers 1K FollowingSenior Director, Regional Human Rights Impact, Amnesty International. All views expressed are personal, RTs are not endorsement.
@HRW.
6K Followers 990 FollowingWe work with our partners on the ground to mobilize a national & international #protection response for people in areas of conflicts & disasters.
402 Followers 233 FollowingA blog for and by aid workers, about the process of taking care of ourselves & each other. Join us: blog, comment, share. Also on Facebook/missinginthemission.
653 Followers 3K FollowingDir @Du_humanitarian & Human Rights MA, Prof. @josefkorbel. Humanitarianism, SRH, sexual violence, & human rights in crises. @conflict_health ex @WHO & @P4HR
585 Followers 593 FollowingUrban Transformation and Gendered Violence in India and South Africa, based at @CamSociology in collaboration with @go2uj & @ODID_QEH
1K Followers 614 FollowingDedicated to protecting the rights of women and girls in humanitarian settings while cultivating conditions in which they can recover from violence and thrive
374 Followers 1K FollowingJoin us in fighting for a better world for women and girls in the MENA region and beyond!
SUBSCRIBE TO GET YOUR FEMINIST FIRESTARTER: https://t.co/BBs8ykqTep
5K Followers 2K FollowingMuslimah, ED @Adesoafrica and a leader to decolonize aid. All my views are my own & not Adeso. Rts are not endorsements https://t.co/KTMi7x6az5
1K Followers 1K FollowingHumanitarian professional working to end violence against women & girls @GWUGlobalWomen. Former @theIRC @UNICEF. Meditation in action, hands in earth.🌱
4K Followers 542 FollowingCoalition of #Feminists for Social Change (COFEM). Putting feminist perspectives at the forefront of global efforts to end #VAWG.
4K Followers 3K FollowingGlobal Crisis Leadership & Women’s Rights Strategist
Keynote Speaker & Author | 30+ years across 20+ countries in crisis.
More here ⬇️
136K Followers 1K FollowingWe're a world-leading university, unique in our dedication to the social sciences.
🏆 University of the Year 2025 and top in the UK - The Sunday Times
3K Followers 338 FollowingIndependent humanitarian consultant/analyst. Senior Fellow at SOAS. Ex director of MSF-UK. All views my own. RT not endorsement. For more, see my blog.
4K Followers 4K FollowingCornell Assistant Professor specializing in security sector reform, policing, peacekeeping, and gender. Director of the @GSSLab. Retweet ≠ endorsement.
806 Followers 1K FollowingSociologist. Associate Professor of Practice @Columbia's @Columbia_SPS. Conflict resolution, local peace, justice. https://t.co/o9ssqUcSUL.
12K Followers 220 Following@UN Outreach Programme on the Holocaust is a broad initiative to educate and raise awareness on the subject of the Holocaust #HolocaustRemembrance
287 Followers 17 FollowingThe official account of #rememberingjim - operated by colleagues and friends of James Foley. For more details visit http://t.co/FtzwtQT3Sf
4K Followers 1K FollowingWe provide support, advocacy and advice services for women and girls aged 13 and over who have been affected by sexual violence.
252 Followers 856 FollowingCo-Director at UK immigration firm @danicohenlaw. Previously @RESCUEorg humanitarian research coordinator. Tweeting in personal capacity.
9K Followers 921 FollowingI work on Europe for Human Rights Watch (he/him)
I don't post here anymore.
Try me at:
@bpward.bsky.social
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377 Followers 195 FollowingDevResults provides M&E software for international development & humanitarian organizations - get in touch at [email protected]
11K Followers 4K FollowingRallying a global movement to #endFGM, child, early and forced marriage within a generation. Join us! #endchildmarriage #righttochoose #girlsummit
402 Followers 580 FollowingPCAF merged with HealthRight International in 2018.
This account is now inactive - follow @healthright to stay up to date on our projects.
2K Followers 2K FollowingIraqi Kiwi | Working on gender, security, returns, violent extremism and WPS in Iraq | Research Associate at @UISweden | PhD from @GPSMonash