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Photos: Emily Masseo
I finally had the opportunity to go to the Dachau Concentration Camp, to see the land where so much hurt took place. There was no emotional barrier this time. There was nothing standing between history and me, and I was ready for it. I was ready and prepared to be emotionally ripped apart.
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Grace Brown: Project Unbreakable began as a way of shedding light on sexual assault; when I first started it, I felt like there was very little discussion of the issue at hand. I wanted to bring it into conversation and, being a photographer, I knew that a photo project could be a perfect way to open up that dialogue.
Read MoreDid you hear about the 16-year old Kolkata girl who was gang raped? Hours after reporting the assault to the police the same gang raped her again as punishment. Steadfast in her determination to report the crime, they came again a few days later, pulled her from her home, doused her in kerosene and set her aflame. She died 8 days later on New Year's Day 2014, pregnant by one of her rapists.
Read MoreThe holidays are almost upon us, so it's time to look back on 2013 at PROOF with Creative Director, Willhemina Wahlin. Photo: PROOF partner, Youth for Peace, run a workshop in Cambodia in 2013 (YFP).
Read MoreMany in India and around the world are rightfully livid, calling upon Ranjit Sinha, who leads the Central Bureau of Investigation in India, to step down from his position after he compared rape to unlicensed betting, stating “If you can't prevent rape, you enjoy it.” (Photo: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, courtesy of NDTV)
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"On any given day, the center run by the Commission of Women Victims for Victims (KOFAVIV) serves as a sanctuary for the brave hearts of Haiti’s rape survivors." Felipe Jacome talks about the struggles and triumphs of the women of KOFAVIV, a Haitian organization that helps survivors of rape take back their lives.
Read MoreBurmese woman, Myat Noe, finds herself pregnant with a fourth child she cannot afford. PROOF's Emerging Photojournalist Award 2013 finalist, Allyse Pulliam, writes about Myat Noe's ordeal, trying to get access to an abortion in neighbouring Thailand.
Read MoreThey tend to be the worst briefs: they sound simple. “Bring back pictures about asthma, if possible including patients in the middle of a crisis, or in an emergency room.”
Read MoreFor the past three months, I have worked as an archival staff member and researcher at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, one of six national memorial sites in Rwanda that commemorate the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. (Photo: Riccardo Gangale).
Read MoreIn places like Sudan, DR Congo, Burma, and most recently, Syria, civilians continue to fall victim to ruthless actors who commit horrifying crimes to achieve their political aims. But in the 21st century, we no longer feel we can simply look the other way. Now we expect the international community to intervene when gross violations of human rights are either taking place or imminent. Photo: 2005 - The village of Tama, Sundan, burning (Lynsey Addario).
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to work and restricted in his movement, he has passed those long months
waiting for news from the UNHCR on the progress of his resettlement
case. (Photo and report: Bradley Secker)
Lejla
(a pseudonym) never ceased to work for justice. But her pleas went
unheeded until 2010 when PROOF’s partner organization, Swiss NGO TRIAL
(Track Impunity Always), began advocating on her behalf. Photo: Blake Fitch.
In 1994, Rwanburindi Enoch and his wife were a relatively prosperous Hutu couple, living a quiet and fulfilling life in their village in Rwanda. Photo: Rwandan rescuer Enoch Rwandbruindi and his wife. Photo: Riccardo Gangale.
Read MoreBased in Cambodia since 2010, Erika Piñeros is a Colombian-Australian freelance photographer and graphic designer who documents development and human rights issues. Here’s her take on what it’s like to live and work in Cambodia. (Photo: Erika Piñeros)
Read MoreMy name is Edouard Gusman, but everybody calls me Teddy. As the Educational and Technical advisor at PROOF, I would like to share with our supporters and readers what I do behind the scenes and why I work for PROOF.
Read MoreThis week, we continue our interview with Gabriella Citroni, senior legal advisor for TRIAL: Track Impunity Always, focusing on the more personal side of her work. Photo: Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Read MoreUSIP to host webcast on film "Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law", 25 April 2013.
Photo: Britdoc
Read MoreSouth Africa is constructing a museum that will have details of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The museum will also host the Jewish Holocaust (1939 to 1945). Reports from South Africa indicate that the museum is scheduled to open sometime next year during the 20th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwandan rescuer, Enoch Rwandbruindi, featured in PROOF's exhibition, "Picturing Moral Courage: The Rescuers". Photo: Riccardo Gangale.
Read MoreAs all our 193 governments met at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at UN Headquarters, the thousands of activists, NGOs, and even government delegates were worried that a failure would signal a lack of political will to advance women’s rights.
Tensions were high.
Photo: Pete Muller
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