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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySelling stories of war in Sierra Leone
Ex-combatants in Sierra Leone have learned the value of their stories to western researchers, and they’re starting...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryDo child soldiers always want to be saved?
Child soldiers are an object of pity in the western world, in dire need of saving. But as humanitarian actors...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryHow to film stories of male rape in Uganda
Film can help post-conflict communities come to terms with male rape, but it must be made extremely carefully.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySexual slavery, forced marriage, conjugal slavery: problems around collecting the voices of the victims
Courts distort the voices of victims in various ways, making it difficult to piece together the truth.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryListening to the stories of Boko Haram’s wives
Boko Haram has abducted women and girls for use as maids, wives, and spies. Speaking to the survivors is not easy.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryCreating space for writing alternative histories through peoples’ tribunals
People's tribunals are a popular way for citizens to take the reins from the state when it fails to live up to its...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLinks between conflict-related violence and peace time practices: perspectives from Sierra Leone
Sexual and gender-based violence in war doesn't stop when peace comes.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearching the inner workings of the International Criminal Court
To understand legal approaches to sexualised violence against women, we must understand the law-making processes...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryToo Black for Canada, too white for Congo: re-searching in a (dis)placed body
I am here. You are here. We are here. The academy’s knowledge production machine depends on Black silence. I, You,...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySpeak to survivors, but don’t forget their advocates
Post-conflict research has focused increasingly on the narratives of survivors, but asking what makes their support...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySpeaking about violence in Sierra Leone
How do you ethically ask a former female child soldier or wartime sexual violence survivor about their experience?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearch, relationships and reciprocity in Northern Uganda
A relational and participatory approach to research can help address the ethical challenges facing researchers...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearch as more than extraction? Knowledge production and gender-based violence in African conflicts
Researching gender-based violence in African conflicts is ethically treacherous. A new series looks at how...