Belfast: Women and war - a photo exhibition

04-09-2013 Photo gallery

Opening 11 September at the Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast. Women and War highlights the particular vulnerabilities of women during conflict, but also their singular determination in the most wretched of circumstances. Click on the photos below for a selection of the powerful images on show. Ends 11 November 2013.

- Quiche, Guatemala
  Families of people who disappeared during Guatemala’s civil war prepare to bury their loved ones. These families were able to identify the remains of missing relatives with help from local organizations, which were in turn supported by the ICRC.
  © ICRC / Carla Molina / ok-6-v-p-gt-e-00141h
- South Ossetian border.
  An ethnic Georgian woman carries her belongings over the border into Georgia as she flees the fighting in South Ossetia. Families often become separated in the chaos as they try to escape, further exposing women to violence, sexual harassment and other hazards.
  © ICRC / Chris Stowers/Panos / 0081724
- Today, women are playing an ever-larger role in combat operations. While some are recruited normally by the regular armed forces of their country, others feel compelled to join armed groups for their own protection or that of their families.
  © ICRC / Marizilda Cruppe/Agence O Globo / 0271h
- Central Prison, Hodeida, Yemen
  At this prison in Yemen, detainees participate in sewing classes offered as part of the Women in Prison project, jointly supported by the Yemen Red Crescent and the ICRC, which aims to teach female detainees to read and to support themselves through sewing, weaving and needlework.
  © ICRC / Jon Björgvinsson / 7-v-p-dj-e-00036h
- Sierra Leone
  A victim of sexual violence reflects on her experiences during the war in Sierra Leone. Women are often held up as the symbolic bearers of their community’s honour. Violating them is therefore intended not only as violence against the women themselves, but also as an act of humiliation, demoralization, and aggression against the whole community.
  © ICRC / Nick Danziger / 7-v-p-sl-e-00010h
- Crumlin Road Prison, Belfast
  Women and War photo exhibition. 11 September - 11 November 2013, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast.
  © ICRC / Jenny Tobias

Belfast: Women and war - a photo exhibition

04-09-2013 Photo gallery

Quiche, Guatemala

South Ossetian border.

Central Prison, Hodeida, Yemen

Sierra Leone

Crumlin Road Prison, Belfast

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