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    Sitting at the Table: Securing Benefits for Pastoral Women from Land Tenure Reform in Ethiopia

    Flintan, Fiona. 2010. “Sitting at the Table: Securing Benefits for Pastoral Women from Land Tenure Reform in Ethiopia.” Journal of Eastern African Studies 4 (1): 153- 78.

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    Topics: Civil Society, Gender, Women, Land Tenure, Political Economies, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Ethiopia Keywords: pastoralism, Borana people, women's rights, sedentarisation, land

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    Women’s Strategies for Customary Land Access in Swaziland and Malawi: A Comparative Study

    Rose, Laurel L. 2002. “Women’s Strategies for Customary Land Access in Swaziland and Malawi: A Comparative Study.” Africa Today 49 (2): 123-49.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Malawi, Swaziland Keywords: customary

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    Women War Survivors of the 1989-2003 Conflict in Liberia: The Impact of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

    Liebling-Kalifani, Helen, Victoria Mwaka, Ruth Ojiambo-Ochieng, Juliet Were-Oguttu, Eugene Kinyanda, Deddeh Kwekwe, Lindora Howard, and Cecilia Danuweli. 2011. "Women War Survivors of the 1989-2003 Conflict in Liberia: The Impact of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence." Journal of International Women's Studies 12 (1): 1-21.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, International Organizations, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women, Torture, Sexual Torture Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Liberia

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    Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC? The Victims' Perspective

    Maedl, Anna. 2011. "Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC? The Victims' Perspective." Human Rights Quarterly 33 (1): 128-47.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Male Combatants, Gender, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Health, HIV/AIDS, International Organizations, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights, Security, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Keywords: sexual violence, rape, war rape, weapon of war

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    Rape as a Weapon of War in Libya: New Permutations on an Old Theme

    Marshall, Lucinda. 2011. "Rape as a Weapon of War in Libya: New Permutations on an Old Theme." Peace and Freedom 71 (2): 24.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Displacement & Migration, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, International Law, International Criminal Law, Justice, Impunity, War Crimes, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Security, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, North Africa, Americas, North America Countries: Libya, United States of America Keywords: sexual violence, international criminal court, rape, war rape

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    Land Reform in Southern and Eastern Africa: Key Issues for Strengthening Women's Access to and Rights in Land

    Walker, Cherryl. 2002. Land Reform in Southern and Eastern Africa: Key Issues for Strengthening Women's Access to and Rights in Land. Harare, Zimbabwe: Sub-regional office for Southern and Eastern Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Health, HIV/AIDS, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe Keywords: women's land access, socio-economics, culture, HIV/AIDS

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    The Nigerian Armed Forces and Sexual Violence in Ogoniland of the Niger Delta Nigeria, 1990-1999

    Odoemene, Akachi. 2012. "The Nigerian Armed Forces and Sexual Violence in Ogoniland of the Niger Delta Nigeria, 1990-1999." Armed Forces and Society 38 (2): 225-51.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Occupation, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militaries, Militarization, Security, Sexual Violence, Violence Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Nigeria Keywords: sexual violence, military, military dictatorship, insurgency, militarization

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    The Mystery of Capital Formulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law

    Joireman, Sandra F. 2008. “The Mystery of Capital Formulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Women, Property Rights and Customary Law.” World Development 36 (7): 1233- 46.

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    Topics: Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa Keywords: Property Rights, law, capital formation, poverty, women

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    The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights – Case Studies from Kenya

    Aliber, Michael, Cherryl Walker, Mumbi Machera, Paul Kamau, Charles Omondi, and Karuti Kanyinga. 2004. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights: Case Studies from Kenya. Cape Town: HSRC Publisher.

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    Topics: Economies, Economic Inequality, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Households, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Kenya

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    Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?

    McAuslan, Patrick. 2010. “Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?” Journal of Eastern African Studies 4 (1): 114-30.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Constitutions, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda Keywords: gender equality, law reform, land policy

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