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Protecting Women Environmental Defenders: Lessons from Colombia
For women environmental defenders, protecting the environment is inseparable from peacebuilding, protecting…
The Taliban’s Legalization of Child Sexual Exploitation
Over the past several days, I have spoken with women across several…
GIWPS Reflections from the NALAFEM Summit: When Power Meets Capital to Advance…
The NALAFEM Summit, which took place this month in Nairobi, Kenya, was…
Protecting Women Environmental Defenders: Lessons from Colombia
For women environmental defenders, protecting the environment is inseparable from peacebuilding, protecting human rights, and territorial survival. In Colombia, where I am from, women environmental defenders are often described as being “on the front lines” of the climate crisis. And we are. But this phrase only captures part of the reality. For many rural, Indigenous,…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security Stands in Solidarity with Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and the Global Women Leaders Network condemn the arrest of Sinem Dedetaş, Mayor of Istanbul’s Üsküdar district and a member of GIWPS’s inaugural 2025 Women Changemaker cohort. Mayor Dedetaş, a leader in Turkey’s main opposition party, was detained on July 29, 2026, alongside five others in what…
Mapped: Which Countries Are Best for Women?
Urgent Appeal for the Release of Nagwa Musa Konda, Sudanese Peacebuilder
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security calls for the immediate release of Nagwa Musa Konda, a respected Sudanese women’s rights activist and peace campaigner. Recent reports that Ms. Konda has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, following her prolonged detention by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N), are exceptionally alarming. GIWPS…
Back ICC as Essential Court for Grave Crime Victims
Canada’s Gender-Responsive Humanitarian Diplomacy In The Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan (2021-2026) – Analysis
The Taliban’s Legalization of Child Sexual Exploitation
Over the past several days, I have spoken with women across several provinces in Afghanistan to understand how their lives are being reshaped by the Taliban’s latest decrees, particularly Decree No. 12 on Criminal Court Procedure and Decree No. 18 on the Judicial Separation of Spouses. Decree No.12, signed by the Taliban’s leader in January…
GIWPS Reflections from the NALAFEM Summit: When Power Meets Capital to Advance the Priorities of African Women
The NALAFEM Summit, which took place this month in Nairobi, Kenya, was unlike most conferences I have attended. The event brought together over 1000 women from across Africa to foster strategic alliances, enable sustainable leadership, and mobilize collective commitments to advance women’s leadership on the continent. But it was more than that: it was a…
Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker: July Updates
Our Women, Peace and Security Conflict Tracker combines real-time data points and original analysis to offer gender-sensitive insight into conflict dynamics across 27 countries. To see the complete analysis across all 27 countries monitored, please visit the WPS Conflict Tracker website and explore by country. Spotlight: Eyes on North Kordofan, Sudan The Current Epicenter of Sudan’s War,…
GIWPS Analysis: The US Should Seek Ways to Support the ICC – Not Dismantle It
Earlier this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. would use a whole-of-government effort to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC). The State Department described the efforts that the U.S. would take, from directly pressuring foreign governments, including those that receive U.S. assistance or security partnerships, to visa restrictions and sanctions against…
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