Sexual Violence against Jewish Women during the Holocaust and Afterward

This article foregrounds the long-overlooked sexual violence perpetrated against Jewish women during the Holocaust. It calls for fuller integration of survivors’ testimonies of sexual violence into our understanding of Holocaust history and prompts recognition of the ongoing reality of conflict-related sexual violence today.

• 2025-10-22
• Rochelle G. Saidel

“Comfort Girls”: The Forgotten Tragedy of Child Exploitation

The “Comfort Women” system was not only a violation of women’s rights, but also a grave infringement of children’s rights. In this article, Professor Ñusta Carranza Ko examines how imperial Japanese authorities systematically violated the rights of underage girls, in direct contravention of international conventions of the time, reframing the issue as a case of child rights violations.

• 2025-08-05
• Ñusta Carranza Ko

Art as a Messenger of Women’s Stories

Rose Camastro-Pritchett’s “Comfort Women” project uses art to honor the dignity and strength of survivors of wartime sexual violence. Inspired by her research and personal experiences, she creates intimate, respectful works that connect historical trauma to ongoing conversations about gender-based violence today.

• 2025-07-09
• Rose Camastro-Pritchett

Encountering Palestinian Women Who Stand Tall Amid Daily Crisis and Violence

Palestinian women who endure and resist occupation, oppression, and patriarchal structures, steadfastly continue life for the next generation.

• 2025-06-04
• Lee Dong-hwa

“Rape and Gender Violence are part of TRC’s Unfinished Business”: South Africa’s Ongoing Quest for Gender Justice (2)

Clearly, liberal democratic initiatives such as the enshrinement of women's rights will continue to fail until structural inequalities, as well as the social norms that allow gender-based violence, are confronted

• 2023-12-18
• Helen Scanlon