Conflict Resolution


 

Dialogue Fora

This multi-year project focuses on the active participation of women in democratization processes. Each dialogue forum is a carefully structured discussion that promotes mutual trust and understanding, and paves the way for solutions. Experiences gathered by PeaceWomen in other conflict situations play a central role in the three-day events.
The dialogue fora in Egypt
The first national dialogue forum on women’s participation was held in November 2012 in Alexandria, Egypt. The event was attended by 140 women and men from different regions and different social backgrounds. Six PeaceWomen from Palestine, Sudan, Sri Lanka, the U.K., Uganda and Mexico were invited to participate as experts. Speaking in Alexandria, the Egyptian partner organizations stressed the importance of holding further dialogue forums in the regions. They said this would mean that as many female stakeholders as possible were included in democratic processes, and would secure the largest possible participation of women at all political levels. However, the uncertainty surrounding the political situation, which was plagued by riots and violence, made it impossible to hold any further forums in 2013. PWAG eventually managed to organize three regional fora in 2014: in Luxor, Tanta and Marsah Matruh. PeaceWomen from other conflict regions participated in the events.
Project goals and activities
One of the main goals is to get people from different social, ethnic, political and religious backgrounds to come together and engage in a dialogue on the participation of women. Gaining shared experiences in regional dialogue forums makes for a stronger, more transparent national process. This kind of approach also makes it easier to draw up a joint strategy on the participation of women that has the support of multiple regions. Working together to develop topics, action plans and solutions increases the likelihood that the participants will reach a lasting consensus. Differing interests and conflicts between the various actors can be discussed constructively during the process and integrated as far as possible.More details about the project can be find here.

A Short Video of Women Peace Table in Ambon, Indonesia

Filmed by PWAG Indonesia

 

Unlearning Impunity: A Guide to Understanding and Action for Women Survivors

Published by Asia Justice and Rights

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This manual is a companion book of AJAR’s series of final report on gender justice research. It explains a variety of methods we used to document women’s stories, demonstration of community-based healing methods, and discussion of ways to develop advocacy initiatives at a local level.

This manual offers a process that encourages women to “unlearn” those norms and resist the many ways used to maintain impunity. The exercises and ideas behind them move us in the direction of greater balance between individual and community experiences, between attention to civil-political and economic-social rights, and between women’s experiences of violence during and after conflict. We also seek to balance attention given to healing, empowerment, and advocacy at both individual and community levels.

Research methods in this manual were developed together by all field researchers of gender justice research. In Indonesia: Jaringan Perempuan Indonesia Timur (JPIT), Kiprah Perempuan (KIPPER), Lingkar Pemberdayaan Perempuan (LAPPAN), Women’s Legal Aid (LBH Apik) Aceh, and Lembaga Studi dan Advokasi HAM (ELSHAM Papua). In Timor-Leste: Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit). In Myanmar: Women’s Organizations Network (WON), Kachin Women Association Thailand (KWAT) and Karen Women Empowerment Group (KWEG).

Enduring Impunity: Women Surviving Atrocities in the Absence of Justice

Published by Asia Justice and Rights

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This book captures the images and voices of 140 women survivors of torture and other forms of violence from Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Myanmar. Based on participatory action research with women survivors, “Enduring Impunity” presents a new approach and knowledge on how women experience impunity in conflict and post-conflict settings in Southeast Asia.

This research was carried out by AJAR, together with women’s organisations in three countries. In Indonesia: Jaringan Perempuan Indonesia Timur (JPIT), Kiprah Perempuan (KIPPER), Lingkar Pemberdayaan Perempuan (LAPPAN), Women’s Legal Aid (LBH Apik) Aceh, and Lembaga Studi dan Advokasi HAM (ELSHAM Papua). In Timor-Leste: Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita (ACbit). In Myanmar: Women’s Organizations Network (WON), Kachin Women Association Thailand (KWAT) and Karen Women Empowerment Group (KWEG).

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MASIH ADA ASA (Memory and Hope) Documentary

 Presented by PWAG Indonesia

This documentary, presented by PeaceWomen Across the Global Indonesia(PWAG Indonesia), is about the story of how two Indonesia young women from Flores continue their life after being sexually assaulted.

Faiha Abdulhadi’s Article“In the time of “The Absurd”; Pens against Bullets!”

Faiha Abdulhadi’s article is to commemorate the victims of the attack of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris on 7 January, 2015. The Arabic version of this article was published on Al-Ayyam newspaper on 12 January 2015.

Read the English article here.