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Youth Share Insights into Countering Hate and Identity Violence in South Sudan

Dec 14, 20213 min read

Youth Share Insights into Countering Hate and Identity Violence in South Sudan

After two years working with youth from across South Sudan on countering identity-based violence, here are some key take-aways from what...

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RfP submits to UN Forum on Minority Issues: Highlighting Need for an Identity-Lens

Cara Priestley

Dec 2, 20211 min read

RfP submits to UN Forum on Minority Issues: Highlighting Need for an Identity-Lens

From 2-3 December 2021, the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues is convening its 14th session on the theme of Conflict Prevention and...

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Backward Steps Could lead to Mass Atrocities in Sudan

Cara Priestley & Najlaa Ahmed

Oct 26, 20213 min read

Backward Steps Could lead to Mass Atrocities in Sudan

Rights for Peace is alarmed and deeply concerned by the military coup taking place in Sudan, signalling the greatest threat yet to the...

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"To heal a wound, it must first be cleaned” - Key Asks and Priorities of Survivors in South Sudan

Cara Priestley

Oct 8, 20212 min read

"To heal a wound, it must first be cleaned” - Key Asks and Priorities of Survivors in South Sudan

Between 22-24 September 2021, South Sudanese survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) gathered in Juba for a series of...

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Cara Priestley

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Survivors Speak in South Sudan

Along with the Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ), Dialogue and Research Initiative (DRI) and Remembering the...

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Cara Priestley

Sep 21, 20213 min read

Implementing Peace in Sudan?

On the International Day of Peace, we reflect on the challenges facing the implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) in Sudan. The...

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Rights for Peace, CIGPJ and DRI submit report to South Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review

Cara Priestley

Jul 21, 20212 min read

Rights for Peace, CIGPJ and DRI submit report to South Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review

Rights for Peace, Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace & Justice (CIGPJ) and Dialogue & Research Initiative (DRI) welcomed the recent...

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South Sudan at 10: Youth call for inclusive engagement to build peace & unity

Mariana Goetz

Jul 9, 20212 min read

South Sudan at 10: Youth call for inclusive engagement to build peace & unity

On South Sudan’s 10th anniversary, Youth leaders from around the country make recommendations on how to ensuring effective Truth,...

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Survivors talk of devastation on Int'l Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Cara Priestley

Jun 18, 20216 min read

Survivors talk of devastation on Int'l Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Rights for Peace workshop with survivors in South Sudan 19 June marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in...

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The first Chilterns Challenge: Sunday 11 July 2021

Mariana Goetz

Jun 3, 20212 min read

The first Chilterns Challenge: Sunday 11 July 2021

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Discrimination and Hate Speech Fuel Violence in Sudan: Report and UPR Submission

Cara Priestley

Mar 26, 20212 min read

Discrimination and Hate Speech Fuel Violence in Sudan: Report and UPR Submission

Rights for Peace and TASAMI submit a Universal Periodic Review report on Sudan, based on findings published in a new extensive report: ...

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A glimmer of hope for the women of South Sudan

Mariana Goetz

Mar 8, 20212 min read

A glimmer of hope for the women of South Sudan

On International Women's Day we reflect on South Sudan's decision to establish transitional justice mechanisms and the impact of this on...

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Recommendations to Counter Discrimination and Hate Speech in Sudan

Mariana Goetz

Mar 5, 20211 min read

Recommendations to Counter Discrimination and Hate Speech in Sudan

This new briefing paper, issued in advance of a full report, identifies that prejudice, discrimination and divisions, often exacerbated...

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Mariana Goetz

Mar 4, 20211 min read

'Write for Peace' Story Book out now!

These stories question prejudiced attitudes and take a stand. Written by young South-Sudanese authors they were selected as part of an...

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Darfur's Women 'Hamakat' elders revise songs for peace

Mariana Goetz

Feb 25, 20213 min read

Darfur's Women 'Hamakat' elders revise songs for peace

El Sereif: Women from El Sereif, North Darfur, perform as Hakamats Rights for Peace held a two day awareness and training workshop for 24...

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South Sudan cabinet approves transitional justice mechanisms

Mariana Goetz

Feb 2, 20212 min read

South Sudan cabinet approves transitional justice mechanisms

Over two years after parties to the conflict in South Sudan signed a 'revitalised' Peace Agreement [1] , the Cabinet has finally approved...

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Preventing and Punishing the Steps to Genocide

Mariana Goetz

Jan 15, 20212 min read

Preventing and Punishing the Steps to Genocide

26 January 2021

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Sudan situation "very alarming": Dialogue needed in conflict-torn regions like Darfur

Anita Pant

Jan 7, 20214 min read

Sudan situation "very alarming": Dialogue needed in conflict-torn regions like Darfur

While 2019 was hailed as a year of historic transition for Sudan, the country remains mired in divisions and conflict. Hate-based...

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Anita Pant

Dec 8, 20202 min read

#BeatTheBlues with Rights for Peace!

Join the Challenge HERE! It's cold, it's dark and let's face it - we've all had enough of lockdowns and Covid-10. That's why Rights For...

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RfP speaks at UN Forum on Minority Issues: linking hate speech to wider violations

Anita Pant

Nov 20, 20204 min read

RfP speaks at UN Forum on Minority Issues: linking hate speech to wider violations

The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues convened its 13th session from 19 -20 November 2020. It focused on the theme of 'Hate Speech,...

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