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1. Research

   Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Asylum Seekers and Refugees from Chechnya, Afghanistan, and West Africa: Gender Differences in Symptomatology and Coping

   Renner, Walter, and Ingrid Salem. 2009. "Post-Traumatic Stress in Asylum Seekers and Refugees from Chechnya, Afghanistan, and West Africa: Gender Differences in Symptomatology and Coping." International Journal of Social Psychiatry 55 (2): 99-108.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Health, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma Regions: Africa, West Africa, Asia, South Asia, Europe Countries: Afghanistan, Russian Federation Keywords: posttraumatic stress disorder, female refugees, male refugees, mental health, anxiety, depression

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   Investigating the Role of Government Legislation and its Implementation in Addressing Gender-Based Violence Among Returnee Refugee Women in Liberia

   Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke. 2012. "Investigating the Role of Government Legislation and its Implementation in Addressing Gender-Based Violence Among Returnee Refugee Women in Liberia.” Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies 10 (Spring): 132-49.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, NGOs, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Liberia Keywords: female refugees, sexual violence, human rights, gender-based violence, legislation, women's rights

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   Maternal Health, War, and Religious Tradition: Authoritative Knowledge in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone

   Jambai, Amara, and Carol MacCormack. 1996. “Maternal Health, War, and Religious Tradition: Authoritative Knowledge in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone.” Medical Anthropology Quarterly 10 (2): 270–86. doi:10.1525/maq.1996.10.2.02a00090.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Civil Wars, Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Women, Health, Reproductive Health, Religion Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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   Rape in Refugee Camps as Organisational Failures

   Olsen, Odd Einar, and Kristin Scharffscher. 2004. “Rape in Refugee Camps as Organisational Failures.” International Journal of Human Rights 8 (4): 377–97.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender-Based Violence, Humanitarian Assistance, International Organizations, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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   Prevalence of War-Related Sexual Violence and Other Human Rights Abuses Among Internally Displaced Persons in Sierra Leone

   Amowitz, Lynn L., Chen Reis, Kristina Hare Lyons, Beth Vann, Binta Mansaray, Adyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Louise Taylor, and Vincent Iacopino. 2002. “Prevalence of War-Related Sexual Violence and Other Human Rights Abuses Among Internally Displaced Persons in Sierra Leone.” JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 287 (4): 513-21.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Male Combatants, Displacement & Migration, IDPs, Gender, Women, Rights, Human Rights, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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   Refugee Responses, State-Like Behavior, and Accountability for Human Rights Violations: A Case Study of Sexual Violence in Guinea's Refugee Camps

   Farmer, Alice. 2006. “Refugee Responses, State-Like Behavior, and Accountability for Human Rights Violations: A Case Study of Sexual Violence in Guinea’s Refugee Camps.” Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal 9 (1): 44–84.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Justice, NGOs, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Guinea

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   Oil, Sex, and Temporary Migration: The Case of Vienna City, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

   Obeng-Odoom, Franklin. 2014. “Oil, Sex, and Temporary Migration: The Case of Vienna City, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana.” The Extractive Industries and Society 1 (1): 69–74. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2013.12.003.

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   Topics: Development, Displacement & Migration, Migration, Economies, Extractive Industries, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Health, Reproductive Health, Livelihoods, Sexual Livelihoods Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Ghana Keywords: oil, migration, economic development, Ghana, Africa

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   Gender Violence or Violence Against Women? The Treatment of Forced Marriage in the Special Court for Sierra Leone

   Slater, Rachel. 2012. “Gender Violence or Violence Against Women? The Treatment of Forced Marriage in the Special Court for Sierra Leone.” Melbourne Journal of International Law 13 (2):  732.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gender-Based Violence, International Law, International Criminal Law, Justice, International Tribunals & Special Courts, War Crimes, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Sexual Violence, Sexual Slavery, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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   Fils, frères, pères

   Bertrand, Monique. 2013. “Fils, frères, pères”. Cahiers d’études africaines, 1, 323‑44.

   English: Bertrand, Monique. 2013. “Sons, brothers, fathers.” Reports on African Studies, 1, 323‑44.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Migration, Gender, Men, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Households Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Mali Keywords: Mali, masculinity, migration, kinship, intergenerational relationships, urbanity

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    Female Soldiers in Sierra Leone: Sex, Security, and Post-Conflict Development

    MacKenzie, Megan H. 2012. Female Soldiers in Sierra Leone: Sex, Security, and Post-Conflict Development. New York: New York University Press.
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    Topics: Civil Wars, Female Combatants, Development, Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone

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