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Women, Not Victims: Moving Beyond Sexualized Atrocities During Genocide

at Multi-purpose Room, Campus Center Building (CBC), Nassau Community College | Sun Mar 13

Location

Multi-purpose Room, Campus Center Building (CBC), Nassau Community College

One Education Drive
Garden City, NY 11530 (Map)
Tel: (516) 571-8040
Contact Name: Deborah Lom
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Date & Time

10:00 AM - 03:30 PM
Sun, Mar 13, 2016
Cost: Free Event
Description

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) presents, "Women, Not Victims: Moving Beyond Sexualized Atrocities During Genocide."

 

A global examination of sexualized atrocities during and after genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries. A legal expert on genocide and sexualized atrocities, Dr. Najwa Nabti, will give the keynote address on "Courage and Conviction: How the Testimony of Survivors of Sexual Violence has Shaped International Law." Survivors of genocide in Rwanda, the Congo and Uganda will give testimony. Other topics of sessions include Guatemala, the Holocaust and Patterns of Trauma.