Lawyer urges fellow survivors of gender-based violence in Iraq to speak out

Sara is a lawyer representing abuse and sexual violence survivors. She had been in a violent relationship for over a decade, but had never lodged a complaint against her husband, a respected professor and head of the teaching staff. By telling her story, she wants to show others in similar situations that there is hope. […]

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Islamic Relief counselling in Gaza helps girls like Noha who face violence at home

Fourteen-year old Noha* lived in such fear that even the sound of her own name terrified her. Noha lives in Gaza, where economic hardship and the anxiety of further conflict is ever present. Home did not feel safe since her brother regularly subjected her to physical and emotional abuse. “Every day, I was terrified whenever […]

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