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Women demonstrate outside the Justice Ministry headquarters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on March 8, 2020.Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman.
Many of these activists are pleading with us to remember the vulnerable – especially in conflict zones where many of the NGOs that had been working on peacebuilding are now also helping with the COVID-19 response with very limited resources. Muna Luqman, a Yemeni peacebuilder, points out that despite the recent ceasefire, women human rights defenders are now “more isolated to face the threats of warring parties on their own,” given the decreased oversight of ceasefire violations.
Fahima Hashim of Sudan has devoted her life to women’s equality and rights. Years ago, she led a successful campaign to reform rape laws. She warns that female prisoners in Sudan “are at great risk for the spread of COVID-19” due to poor living conditions, overcrowding and lack of access to health care.
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