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Follow on Google News | Darfur Women Action Group hosts Women and Genocide in the 21st Century SymposiumSurvivors hope to influence policy makers by telling personal stories, press for action
The symposium is meant to bring attention to the longest genocide in history and its impact on women, reflecting both the suffering and resilience of women, women’s roles in combating genocide, justice and accountability for violence committed against women, women’s inclusion at all levels of decision-making, and strategies for women's empowerment. “The goal of our symposium is to empower activists and affected communities, set strategies for meaningful inclusion and justice for victims, and influence effective policy reforms that will bring a sustainable end to genocide in the 21st century,” said Niemat Ahmadi, founder and president of Darfur Women Action Group. “In the face of genocide, when governments fail to act, we must empower citizens to speak up, to hold decision- makers accountable and compel them to act.” "In all of human history not even one genocide has been primarily planned and perpetrated by women. There have been many powerful queens, but only one - a psychopath in Madagascar in colonial times- ever led a genocidal state. Women's empowerment is our best hope for ending genocide," said Greg Stanton, president of Genocide Watch. Human rights defenders, survivors and female leaders from Sudan, Nigeria, Kurdistan and Burma will be testifying about their personal accounts and the plight of their communities. Additional speakers and experts include Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at- Register for the symposium here (http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/ About Us Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) is a U.S. based advocacy group. Both Darfuri and women-led, DWAG works with victims and survivors of the Darfur genocide, providing them with access to tools that will enable them to lead the effort to combat violence, address grave human rights abuses and work with others to prevent future atrocities and promote global peace. The core priority for DWAG lies in advancing human rights and supporting Darfuri interests to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Learn more at http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/ End
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