Women and armed conflict

In times of war, when only the voice of arms is heard, the voice of the unarmed is lost; however it is essential to listen to the latter because sooner or later the arms will go silent and it will be necessary to start learning to live in peace.

Afghan Women have had a long journey in terms of their rights and socio-political participation since the Taliban downfall in 2001. As Afghanistan has just entered into a new decade of transformation, the main questions related to women, peace and security remain: What has been built to ensure women’s protection and participation over the last decade? And what strategic approach could consolidate gender equality in the decade to come?

Barbara Lochbihler resumes the efforts of the Women's League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in promoting peace and equal rights in the context of the Beijing Conference in 1995.

"We shall be justice!" said Charlotte Bunch, at the opening of the Women’s Court in Sarajevo which represents an alternative model of transitional justice which introduces a gender perspective into existing mechanisms of attainment of justice, this time based on feminist foundations.

Lepa Mlađenović sketches out feminist activism in Serbia between 1995 and 2015.

Borders of the Millennium: the Present. From the book "Women Documented - Women and Public Life in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th Century".

In the context of the Beijing +20 Review, the Gunda-Werner Institute and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) hosted an event focused on the achievements and remaining gaps with regard to one of the critical areas mentioned in the Beijing Platform for Action: Women in Armed Conflicts.

This Was Not Our War - The position of women in the period 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From the book "Women Documented - Women and Public Life in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th Century".