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If people divide their understanding of militarized violence into normal and not normal, acceptable and not acceptable, it makes a terrible kind of sense: violence against women has been "normalized".

Revisit the top 10 MADRE shares that inspired, provided hope and shed light on women's rights in 2015.

In a climate agreement that prioritized gender equality, policy-makers would work to sweep barriers to women's participation and leadership away.

As human rights advocates, we have the power to help push towards peace and justice. This is the conviction that prompted MADRE and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) to launch a series of solution-incubating sessions we call Strategies for Change.

To learn more about Stella and other brave ‪‎Colombian women human rights defenders, scroll to the bottom of this post to watch the new mini-documentary “Taking the Lead: Sexual Violence Survivors Forging Hope in ‪Colombia.”

What does it take to create peace in a place where generations have known only war? Stella Duque, a Colombian human rights activists and MADRE partner, has an answer.

Jillian Schwedler spoke with Yifat Susskind on October 28, 2015, the week after Yanar Mohammed, head of MADRE’s partner group the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), testified before the UN Security Council about women’s vital role in sustainable peacebuilding and about the task of sheltering women fleeing sexual violence, including from areas controlled by ISIS.

What we’ve written, read, listened to, remembered, watched and been inspired by this month.

We are facing the most severe refugee crisis of our generation. Millions of people — from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and beyond — have fled from wars that destroyed their homes and communities. These wars were waged or worsened by...

MADRE calls on the people and governments of the world to choose peace.

Meet inspiring young women who transformed from survivors into empowered activists – thanks to you!

What we’ve written, read, listened to, remembered, watched and been inspired by this month.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris is only a few weeks away. This global conference is our last chance to tackle catastrophic climate change.