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"Her story is more than this." JS's Story
JS did not leave her first home, she was sent to get married. He was older than her and "when you marry someone by force, you have to sleep with someone you do not love, someone you do not know." So… she left.
“You see me laugh all the time regardless of my difficult story.” HH’s Story
… It’s been two years since HH fled the Syrian capital to start a new life in Skaramangas, Greece. The war in Syria started abruptly, and suddenly it was no longer safe to stay. Fleeing on foot, HH made the treacherous journey to Turkey. After a week, HH made her way to Mytilini Island, then the Piraeus Port, before finally landing in Skaramangas.
Human Trafficking: A Brief Overview
… In 2018 alone, there were more than 28,000 calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the United States, resulting in the identification of more than 10,000 cases of human trafficking (cases are defined as situations of human trafficking, which may involve more than one victim). Across the world, there were approximately 40.3 million modern slaves…
Narratives of Gender-Based Violence Across Cultures: The Need for an Intersectional Lens When Standing up to Gender Inequality
Gender-based violence (GBV) has become a global pandemic. Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as acts intended to make women suffer physically, sexually, psychologically, or economically, GBV has not decreased in spite of the attention it draws worldwide. In fact, the WHO estimates that at least 29–31% of women ages 15–24 worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence.
"They told us, 'Leave, go away, anywhere you want.'" YP's Story
When the bombing started, and we saw people dying in front of us, just then, we recognized what war is and what it means.
With this realisation, YP lost her safety, she lost her education.Then, one day, she lost her home.
"I am from Earth." WR's Story
I feel like I have been building my culture, my own culture.
I only remember… our lives through photos… [My mom] did not play an active role in our lives, because I think she was depressed.
She did not understand me, not until I was getting divorced, and she was the only person who sided with me.
From Conflict to Connection: A Photo Essay on Young Women in Skaramagas Refugee Camp
For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, 2017 (November 25th — December 10th), we took these photographs to share scenes of Skaramagas, Greece’s largest refugee camp.
"Now, I have papers, but I do not have peace." KC's Story
… The first time she brought a man for me to sleep with, I said, “No, I am not going to sleep with any man. It is not what you told me… I need to go back.”
She said, “Nobody will hear you outside even if you are inside shouting.
"This is the life I lived" GB's Story
In the village of Kojo in Iraq, there were no work or jobs because of the Yazidi religion. We were not allowed to go to school or find a job… The only job for the Yazidi was farm work. If we had money, then we would have a good life. We were good all together as family in Iraq.
Refugees at the Southern Border: A post-Trumpian US
… It is important to define the terms refugee and asylum. According to the UN Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is “someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”