ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, May 14 (UNHCR) - Alba* fled from her home in Colombia a year ago, fearing for her life after receiving death threats and suffering sexual violence from members of an illegal armed ...

When Deborah was subjected to domestic violence, she told no one. Within her community of refugees from Myanmar, living in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, violence against women in the home was ...

LOWELL — Dozens packed into the sixth floor of the Lowell Community Health Center Friday afternoon for an International Institute of New England event honoring the cultures and achievements of refugee ...

Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls is a strategic objective for the Council of Europe’s work to promote gender equality and women’s rights under the Gender ...

ADRÉ, Chad — In the dry and windswept plains of the Adré refugee camp in eastern Chad, a grove of young neem trees stands as ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking spaces. From the passenger seat, driving instructor Nancy Gobran peered over large ...

The refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan recount the violence which took the lives of many men and boys. That violence, they say, was directed towards those of particular tribes and skin colors.

In 2015, Germany opened its borders to hundreds of thousands — many fleeing Syria and Afghanistan. But many women who arrived in the last 10 years do not work. What hurdles do they face, and how are ...

Areej Al-Hamad receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Reseach Council’s Insight Development Grant. Kateryna Metersky receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...

Afsana Najaf Zada walked into her basic English class on Wednesday morning in the fellowship hall of Faith Presbyterian Church, an old worship space still brightened by stained glass. Most of the ...

Marmar Stewart walked through a newly renovated kitchen for an entrepreneurship program called Chef’s Club. The rented kitchen was used for community events but hadn’t been touched for more than 15 ...