Feminism and War: Being pregnant in war (2/4)
Reproductive violence is a targeted strategy in warfare that impacts women and individuals of childbearing age. This includes forced sterilization, forced pregnancy, rape, and the destruction of medical infrastructure. Despite international agreements such as the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Rome Statute, the prosecution of such crimes remains infrequent. When the bodies of women giving birth become a part of the battlefield in war, it raises significant questions about their safety and rights. To better protect women during childbirth from reproductive violence, we need to address these issues comprehensively. This topic is explored in episode 2.
A podcast with:
- Anika Flensburg, Head of Advocacy and Press at the Swedish women's rights organisation »Kvinna till Kvinna«
- Dania Gharaibeh, Head of the Global Gender and Inclusion Unit at CARE International
- Anja Bezold, midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières
Links:
Policy brief from Kvinna till Kvinna on reproductive violence in Gaza
UN special rapporteur Reem Alsalam on reproductive violence in palestine
»The Womb as a Weapon in Palestine« from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
This series hands the microphone to people whose voices don’t often get heard - people now making choices which don’t conform to laws or customs - or whose views have long been disregarded, even censored. Its about communities fighting for basic human rights and its about the diverse tools of their struggles. We discover how women are securing their rights through political protest, we look in detail at women’s reproductive rights and we go into LGBT communities worldwide.