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Therapeutic Activism: Men of Hope Refugee Association Uganda Breaking the Silence over Male Rape in Conflict-related Sexual Violence

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Published 2016
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This collaborative study by Countering Backlash partners RLP and IDS, asks ‘What makes it possible for male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to organise and become activists, challenging discriminatory social and gender norms?’ The study explores the perspectives and dilemmas of male survivors in a context of intersectional marginalisation and patriarchal oppression in Kampala.

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themePatriarchy
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countryUganda

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Edström, J.; Dolan, C. and Shahrokh, T. with David, O. (2016) Therapeutic Activism: Men of Hope Refugee Association Uganda Breaking the Silence over Male Rape in Conflict-related Sexual Violence, IDS Evidence Report 182, Brighton: IDS

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