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  1. Shifting the Narrative
  2. 16 Days of Activism
  3. Meet Gladys Arthur, Liberia

Meet Gladys Arthur, Liberia

“If you don't start the journey, you will never have anyone to hold your hand, to say let's push forward. Because you, yourself, have to say—yes, I'm ready."  

 

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Meet Gladys Arthur, Liberia

Gladys Arthur is a courageous human rights defender. During Liberia's Civil War she was held captive for years by a rebel fighter. Gladys bravely testified about her experiences at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) after the war, and is using her voice to help others who are dealing with trauma. She is now studying to become a human rights lawyer. Watch below to hear Gladys' story in her own words.

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Watch Camp 72, an incredible documentary by filmmaker, Seema Mathur, which follows Gladys' life after the war and her journey for justice in Liberia.

Earlier this year Gladys attended Claiming Our Space: Emerging Feminist Voices for Peace—our summit co-hosted by Nobel peace laureate, Leymah Gbowee, and the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa!

 

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16 Days of Activism

November 25, 2022

Afrah Nassar: "Believe that you are worth listening to."

November 25, 2022

Jamila Afghani: “We should extend hands of support to each other."

November 25, 2022

Mèaza Gidey Gebremedhin: “I always need to fight for myself, for my place in this world, and to help others.”

November 25, 2022

A Q&A with democracy activist Khin Ohmar: "I feel at peace knowing there is a young generation fighting for their rights."

November 25, 2022

Amira Osman Hamed: "Don't let them terrify you."

November 25, 2022

Lubna Alkanawati: "What's really helped me to survive is the women's network around me."

November 25, 2022

Nina Potarska, Anna Chernova and Oksana Senyk: "Family peace is a small piece of peacebuilding."

November 25, 2022

Nadia Murad: "We don't get anywhere by pacifying with politeness."

December 10, 2021

Manal Shqair: I’m always fighting every day for my existence as a woman (Palestine)

December 9, 2021

Ounaysa Arabi: Knowledge is power and we have a good inheritance from feminists around the world (Sudan)

December 9, 2021

Ilaf Nasreldin: We as women deserve to live a better life (Sudan)

December 8, 2021

Musu Diamond Kamara: When one woman is affronted, all of us are affronted (Liberia)

More — 16 Days of Activism

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