Activists warn of weaponized sexual violence in Sudan
Activists and human rights advocates have raised alarm over the increasing use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. Speaking at the 2025 Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence event in Kampala, Sudanese women refugees and regional leaders called for urgent action to protect women and girls affected by the crisis. The conflict, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has led to [...]
Local Media Coverage of ICGLR-RTF 16 days of activism against GBV
Following the event held at hotel African as part of the 16 days of activism against GBV please find links of media stories TV COVERAGE NTV Uganda: https://ntv.co.ug/news/armed-conflicts-fueling-violence-against-women NTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mcNr3STvCw ONLINE COVERAGE PML Daily: https://pmldaily.com/news/2025/12/kampala-hosts-regional-workshop-on-digital-and-sexual-violence-against-sudanese-women.html Chimp Reports: https://chimpreports.com/dont-forget-us-we-need-peace-sudanese-women-refugees-urge-african-leaders-on-war/ Nile Post: https://nilepost.co.ug/news/309387/sudanese-women-appeal-to-great-lakes-leaders-as-sexual-violence-surges-amid-escalating-conflict NEWS PAPER COVERAGE New Vision: https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/family/uganda-calls-for-stronger-action-against-viol-NV_224069
ICGLR- RTF Statement on the Commemoration of the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against GenderBased Violence Theme: “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls!”
As we join the global community to commemorate the 2025 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLRRTF) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding the rights, dignity, protection, and wellbeing of all women and girls across the Great Lakes Region and beyond. This year’s theme, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls!“, highlights a growing global concern. Digital violence-including online harassment, cyberstalking, harmful misinformation, non-consensual [...]
ICGLR-RTF Training Workshop on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into Peacebuilding Initiatives to Address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region, held at Hotel Africana Kampala, Uganda from October 28th to 31st 2025.
ICGLR-RTF Training Workshop on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into Peacebuilding Initiatives to Address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region, held at Hotel Africana Kampala, Uganda from October 28th to 31st 2025.
Akarere k’Ibiyaga Bigari kahagurukiye gukemura ikibazo cy’ubuzima bwo mu mutwe
Ikigo gishinzwe Amahugurwa cy’Inama Mpuzamahanga y’Akarere k’Ibiyaga Bigari (ICGLR-RTF), cyasabye inzego z’ibihugu bigize uyu muryango gukemura ibibazo by’ubuzima bwo mu mutwe byatewe n’intambara, mu rwego rwo kubaka amahoro arambye muri aka Karere kagizwe n’ibihugu 12 bya Afurika. ICGLR na Minisiteri y’Ububanyi n’Amahanga y’u Rwanda (MINAFFET) barahugura inzego za Leta, imiryango itari iya Leta hamwe n’ishingiye ku kwemera, aho bazamara iminsi ine bahugurirwa i Kigali mu Rwanda, kuva ku wa Kabiri tariki 04 Gashyantare 2025, biga ku ngamba zabafasha gukemura amakimbirane [...]
