SubhanAllah, a year on since we first sat round the table to organise the first all female delegation out to Bosnia to examine the female narrative of war. To capture the stories of survivors but particularly the women who survived rape and torture.
Despite working with survivors of rape and sexual violence here in the UK the stories from Bosnia are the most harrowing I've ever heard.
Today is the UN day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Statistics tell us 1 in 3 women have experienced sexual or physical violence mostly from an intimate partner. In the UK alone 2 women a week are murdered by a current or former partner. 43% of women in 28 European Union Member States have experienced some form of psychological violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime... and the list continues. The violence and abuse of women is a pandemic, and we must do everything in our power to stop this injustice through our words and our actions.
Let us continue to stand for justice, for equality, and for peace.
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