MADRE & Our Partners in the News

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Stoking Fire: Addressing the Specific Needs of Female Syrian Refugees

Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013

An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala

Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Mothers Fight Back

Posted on: Thursday, May 9, 2013

How Not to End the War in Syria

Posted on: Thursday, May 9, 2013

Conditions in Jordan Syrian refugee camp are worse for women

Posted on: Friday, April 19, 2013

US Army Vet and Iraqi Activist Find Common Ground

Posted on: Thursday, March 28, 2013

Lessons Of War: Was The Iraq War Worth It?

Posted on: Sunday, March 24, 2013

"Leaning in" in Iraq: Women's rights and war?

Posted on: Saturday, March 23, 2013

Diana Duarte on Post-War Realities for Iraqi Women

Posted on: Friday, March 22, 2013

CEDAW Committee: Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against All Women

Posted on: Monday, March 11, 2013

Haiti Moves to Tighten Laws on Sexual Violence

Posted on: Thursday, March 7, 2013

Failing Iraq's Women?

Posted on: Wednesday, March 6, 2013

No "Us" and "Them" in Fight for Women's Rights

Posted on: Thursday, February 28, 2013

Violence Against Women: 'A Hidden Epidemic'

Posted on: Monday, February 25, 2013

Two Decades of Indigenous Women's Leadership in Latin America

Posted on: Friday, January 25, 2013

Helping Those Afar From NYC

Posted on: Monday, December 24, 2012

New Hopes for Haiti

Posted on: Friday, December 21, 2012

Haiti's CNN Hero finalist Malya Villard-Appolon still believes in women and change

Posted on: Monday, December 3, 2012

Podcast: Yifat Susskind Talks to Women's Media Center About Rape Prevention Programs

Posted on: Saturday, November 17, 2012

Yifat Susskind Discusses the Iraq War's Toxic Legacy

Posted on: Friday, October 26, 2012

STOKING FIRE: In Iraq, High Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects Linked to Use of Chemical Weapons in War

Posted on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Haitians Living in Fear "Under the Tent"

Posted on: Thursday, October 18, 2012

Two Time Rape Victim Fights for Justice

Posted on: Thursday, October 18, 2012

Prioritizing the Right to Health: Cuba

Posted on: Thursday, August 30, 2012

Cross Section of Climate Change and Women's Rights

Posted on: Thursday, August 30, 2012

A Former Child Soldier in Colombia, Weary of Growing Up

Posted on: Tuesday, August 7, 2012

MADRE Partner Rose Cunningham of Nicaragua is a 2012 Laureate for Creativity in Rural Life

Posted on: Monday, August 6, 2012

Breaking Barriers: Humanitarian Aid to Palestine and Cuba

Posted on: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Obama, It's Time To Protect Immigrant Women

Posted on: Monday, July 16, 2012

What Role Will Women Play in Upcoming Afghanistan Summit?

Posted on: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

The ACA and the Medicaid Ruling: Let's Remember Health Care is a Human Right

Posted on: Friday, June 29, 2012

Crucial as Bread: Rhonda Copelon's Pioneering Work

Posted on: Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Don't Put Monstanto in Charge of Ending Hunger in Africa

Posted on: Monday, May 21, 2012

Mothers Need More than Just One Day

Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012

We Need to Talk: Guatemala

Posted on: Monday, April 30, 2012

Seeking Justice for Haiti's Rape Victims

Posted on: Friday, April 27, 2012

On Earth Day, we need to acknowledge women

Posted on: Saturday, April 21, 2012

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Responds to Demand for Action to End Sexual Violence in Haiti

Posted on: Friday, March 30, 2012

From Congo to Colombia: Extending the International Criminal Court's Landmark Child Soldiers Verdict

Posted on: Thursday, March 15, 2012

Group Founded by Rape Survivors Lifts Up Haitian Women

Posted on: Saturday, March 10, 2012

Four Principles of Women's Empowerment

Posted on: Monday, March 5, 2012

Speaking Out For Rural Women

Posted on: Friday, March 2, 2012

Haiti's women face echoes of a violent past

Posted on: Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Many Voices: Combining International Human Rights Advocacy and Grassroots Activism to End Sexual Violence in Haiti

Posted on: Wednesday, February 29, 2012

What Justice for Haiti's Rape Survivors?

Posted on: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Haiti Eyes Tougher Law to Tackle Sexual Violence

Posted on: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq

Posted on: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Two Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation

Posted on: Monday, February 6, 2012

Once Again, It's Not Just Abortion: The Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Global Gag Rule

Posted on: Monday, February 6, 2012

Justice Delayed But Not Denied for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala

Posted on: Friday, February 3, 2012

A Tragic Baby Boom

Posted on: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Report Exposes "Survival Sex Trade" in Post-Earthquake Haiti

Posted on: Friday, January 13, 2012

Sexual violence in Haiti's displacement camps still 'rampant' says new report

Posted on: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Survivor Tells Her Story of Rape in a Haitian Tent Camp

Posted on: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Haiti Earthquake 2 Years Later: Rape Survivors Support Abused Women In Displacement Camps

Posted on: Thursday, January 12, 2012

2011's Big Wins - Brought to You by Women

Posted on: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

US No Help to Afghan Rape Survivors

Posted on: Monday, December 5, 2011

A search for sanctuary

Posted on: Sunday, November 20, 2011

Haiti: Giving girls a way out

Posted on: Sunday, November 20, 2011

Haiti: Men supporting women's rights

Posted on: Sunday, November 20, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Are Evicted, But the Movement Stands Strong

Posted on: Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Occupy France: Calling for Change at the G20 Summit

Posted on: Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The 99% Is Bigger Than You Think

Posted on: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Montclair salon owner reaches out to Guatemalan women

Posted on: Thursday, October 20, 2011

Women Seeking Refuge In Africa - Highlighting The Challenges And Finding Solutions

Posted on: Friday, October 14, 2011

Sudanese Women Farmers Point the Way toward Food Security Worldwide

Posted on: Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Avoidable Famine: Emergency Response Must Address Root Causes of Environmental Disasters

Posted on: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Underreported and Unchecked: Sexual Violence Against Somali Refugee Women

Posted on: Monday, August 29, 2011

Women Pave the Path Toward a Sustainable Future

Posted on: Thursday, August 11, 2011

"We need to strengthen women's self esteem and make them feel valued for their identity and culture"

Posted on: Friday, August 5, 2011

Desperate for Democracy in Iraq

Posted on: Wednesday, August 3, 2011

A Blueprint for Ending Sexual Violence after Disaster

Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Yanar Mohammed - Iraqi Women's Vigilant Champion

Posted on: Tuesday, June 28, 2011

It's Hurricane Season Again, But This Time It Can Be Different

Posted on: Friday, June 24, 2011

Obama Backpedals on Empty Promises to Afghan Women

Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011

Ending War Means Ending Violence against Women

Posted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011

Rape in Haiti: The Aftershocks Continue

Posted on: Thursday, May 26, 2011

Anti-rape legal experts mobilize for change in Haiti

Posted on: Tuesday, May 24, 2011

On Earth Day and Every Day, Women Protect the Planet

Posted on: Friday, April 22, 2011

Don't Let NATO Chill the Arab Spring

Posted on: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Using Tech to Document Haiti's Rape Epidemic

Posted on: Thursday, April 7, 2011

Women Turn Spotlight on Haiti's Silent Rape Epidemic

Posted on: Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Good News! The Nations Where Women Are on the March

Posted on: Sunday, March 6, 2011

Pressing Reset on the Afghanistan Debate: Toward Ending the War and Upholding Women's Rights

Posted on: Friday, February 18, 2011

Afghan Women's Shelters

Posted on: Friday, February 18, 2011

Responding As We Would To A Friend In Crisis

Posted on: Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Where There's No Will, There's No Way

Posted on: Friday, January 28, 2011

Cracking the Donor Discourse on Haiti

Posted on: Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Rape runs rampant in wake of Haiti earthquake that devastated country, report finds

Posted on: Sunday, January 23, 2011

Halfway Through Term, Obama Still Hasn't Earned His Nobel Prize

Posted on: Saturday, January 22, 2011

Why Has It Taken So Long For Haiti To Recover?

Posted on: Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Women Wonder If They'll Ever Feel Safe Again

Posted on: Thursday, January 6, 2011

Afghan Women's Rights Under US Military Occupation

Posted on: Friday, December 10, 2010

IRAQ: No country for women

Posted on: Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sexual Violence Is Not "Collateral Damage"

Posted on: Thursday, November 4, 2010

U.S. abandons principle on child soldiers

Posted on: Sunday, October 31, 2010

Why Food Aid Should Be Bought Locally, Not Shipped Halfway Around the World

Posted on: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Haitian Women Struggle to Keep Hope Alive

Posted on: Monday, September 20, 2010

Obama Admin Claims End to Combat Operations in Iraq, But Iraqis See Same War Under a Different Name

Posted on: Friday, August 20, 2010

Native People Demand Autonomy Over Territory

Posted on: Friday, August 6, 2010

The Predictable Disaster: Post Earthquake, Widespread Rape in Haiti Goes Unaddressed

Posted on: Friday, July 2, 2010

Sexual Assaults Add to Miseries of Haiti's Ruins

Posted on: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Culture alone fails to account for female genital mutilation

Posted on: Sunday, June 20, 2010

Haitian Women: Enter At Center Stage

Posted on: Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Haiti reconstruction starts at home, groups say ahead of UN donor conference

Posted on: Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Social Media Activism: Adding to the Haitian Narrative

Posted on: Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Empowering Indigenous women leaders in Bolivia and across Latin America and the Caribbean

Posted on: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Haiti: Women's Health Delegation Working to Provide Pregnant Women with Critical Support

Posted on: Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Aid is Power; Who do you want to empower?

Posted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Interview with MADRE's Yifat Susskind on Women's Leadership in Haiti

Posted on: Monday, February 1, 2010

After the Quake, Depend on Women

Posted on: Friday, January 15, 2010

Postcard From...Copenhagen

Posted on: Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Time to Get Out Those Checkbooks

Posted on: Wednesday, December 16, 2009

To Fight Global Warming and Prevent Hunger, We Need to Change How We Grow Our Food

Posted on: Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Center for Global Women's Leadership Rutgers: Sixteen Days

Posted on: Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Afghanistan: Is a Benevolent Occupation Possible?

Posted on: Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Six Alternatives to a Troop Surge in Afghanistan

Posted on: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

MADRE Year End Report

Posted on: Thursday, November 19, 2009

Baghdad's Underground Shelters Help Iraqi Women Escape Violence and Abuse

Posted on: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Profile of MADRE

Posted on: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mark Cook on Honduras, Diana Duarte on "Saving the World's Women"

Posted on: Friday, September 11, 2009

Afghan Democracy is Flat-lining--And Only Women Can Save It

Posted on: Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Obama's Double Standard

Posted on: Thursday, June 4, 2009

'Democracy' in Afghanistan - Code for Occupation

Posted on: Tuesday, June 2, 2009

U.S. Airstrikes are Endangering Afghan Women and Families

Posted on: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

As Obama Escalates War, Afgahan Women Face Growing Opression

Posted on: Friday, April 24, 2009

Ten Things You Can Do to Oppose the War in Afghanistan

Posted on: Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Un-Gagging Women's Human Rights

Posted on: Thursday, February 5, 2009

An Interview with Yifat Susskind, Communications Director of MADRE - Q&A with Anna Lappé

Posted on: Monday, February 2, 2009

Groups Praise Obama Move on Women's Health

Posted on: Monday, January 26, 2009

Poem: 'Inaugural'

Posted on: Friday, January 16, 2009

Interview with Kathy Engel

Posted on: Friday, January 16, 2009

Woman in Gaza are in urgent need of medical supplies

Posted on: Friday, January 9, 2009

News Round-Up: Your Gift Bag of Important Links

Posted on: Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Double Dose: Have We Reached the Tipping Point on Health Care?; Open Conversation on Reproductive Health Agenda; Vatican Issues Instructions on Bioethics; On-Screen Same-Sex Kisses; Wombs for Rent ...

Posted on: Sunday, December 14, 2008

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Draws To A Close

Posted on: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Human Rights Day: Read it, learn it, promote it, claim it

Posted on: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

From Mumbai to Washington: Now is the Time to Renounce the War on Terror

Posted on: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Rape's vast toll in Iraq war remains largely ignored

Posted on: Monday, November 24, 2008

Weekly Round-Up

Posted on: Monday, November 17, 2008

Solving the global food crisis starts with women's rights

Posted on: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Oakland Sees New Racial Era in Obama Victory

Posted on: Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Media miss G8's role in planting the seeds of the food crisis

Posted on: Friday, July 11, 2008

Interview with Yifat Susskind, MADRE Communications Director

Posted on: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Blog Entry on Iraqi Women

Posted on: Thursday, June 12, 2008

Food Policies Leave People Hungry

Posted on: Friday, June 6, 2008

Today, Honor Mothers World-Wide

Posted on: Sunday, May 11, 2008



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MADRE Makes News

Stoking Fire: Addressing the Specific Needs of Female Syrian Refugees (RH Reality Check, May 17, 2013)


An Open Letter to the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (Common Dreams, May 15, 2013)


Mothers Fight Back (RH Reality Check, May 9, 2013)


How Not to End the War in Syria (Common Dreams, May 9, 2013)


Conditions in Jordan Syrian refugee camp are worse for women (Women's News Network, April 19, 2013)


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