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Announcing the Winners of SIHA Network’s 2025 Women at the Frontline Awards

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On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, SIHA hosted a special awards ceremony, held both in person at the Universal Gab Hotel in Wau, South Sudan, and online to unveil this year’s winners of the Women at the Frontline Awards.

Three (3) exceptional grassroots Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) from South Sudan were recognized for their tireless efforts in combating violence against

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Statement by the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network) on South Sudan – (no. OBS/433)

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Your Excellency, Honorable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, 
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a regional feminist network with over 200 member organizations working across South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Somali region. We welcome this opportunity to address the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) this session.  
We note our deepest concern at the worsening situation of women and girls in South Sudan, a country that continues

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A Unified Call for Peace, Accountability, and Action – South Sudanese Women Demand Immediate Action to Address the Ongoing Conflict

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We, the women of South Sudan, are deeply concerned and strongly condemn the escalating violence in our country, particularly the recent clashes in Nasir, Upper Nile State, that erupted on February 14, 2025. We extend our deepest condolences to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for the tragic loss of their crew member and to all the families mourning their loved ones lost in this conflict.

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YOUR GUIDE TO SEXUAL CONSENT AND ASSUALT

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Consent is not just a buzzword.

DidYouKnow April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month?

Gender, Conflict, and Power Analysis: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan

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We recently published a report that presents the findings of a Gender, Conflict, and Power Analysis study conducted in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.
The study describes the backdrop against which interventions on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda operate and seeks to identify

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“RAPE TAKES PLACE GRADUALLY, NOT SUDDENLY” Summary of Findings

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The report offers an in-depth examination of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Wau. It critically analyzes the gradual emergence and complex nature of rape and other forms of SGBV in the context of ongoing conflict and cultural norms. It utilizes a mixed-methods approach, combining

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STATEMENT BY SIHA NETWORK TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

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16 April 2021 (Read before the 68th Ordinary Session of the Commission on 14 April 2021) Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners, the Secretary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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South Sudan

Announcing the Winners of SIHA Network’s 2025 Women at the Frontline Awards

Statement by the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network) on South Sudan – (no. OBS/433)

A Unified Call for Peace, Accountability, and Action – South Sudanese Women Demand Immediate Action to Address the Ongoing Conflict

Gender, Conflict, and Power Analysis: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan

“RAPE TAKES PLACE GRADUALLY, NOT SUDDENLY” Summary of Findings

STATEMENT BY SIHA NETWORK TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

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