Combating violence against women (VAW) in South Kivu: A critical analysis

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-62

  D'Odorico, Giulia ^a   Holvoet, Nathalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gender; Humanitarian and development policy; South kivu; Violence against women (VAW)

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649665569     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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