videos tagged international refugees

Irma Grese was one of the SS who supervised the women's camp at Auschwitz Birkenau. By the end of 1943, in the southern part of the camp complex, there were 30,000 women, housed in 62 barracks in some of the worst conditions in the whole of Auschwitz. There was little running water, and disease was rampant. For Irma Grese the women's camp became a sadistic playground. Women survivors of the camps are interviewed to share their first-hand experiences and memories. 8:14 min.

Over the past years many European countries, including Denmark, have seen a sharp increase in the number of Nigerian women involved in prostitution. The overwhelming majority of these women are victims of human trafficking. Many arrive in Europe following a horrifying journey across the African continent. Once arrived at their destination, the traffickers present each of the women with a fictitious bill of € 60 000, payable at once. (shooting location: Denmark, Nigeria). Filmmaker / director, Anja Dalhoff

Palestinian women recount the stories of the Nakba in their villages. The 1948 Palestinian exodus refers to the refugee flight of Palestinian Arabs before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It is called the Nakba, meaning "disaster," "catastrophe," or "cataclysm," by Palestinians. The United Nations final estimate of the number of Palestinian refugees of the 1948 war was placed at 711,000 in 1951. Today, Palestinian refugees and their descendants are estimated to number over 4 million people. The initial

"The Mother is the first teacher of compassion," says H.H. the Dalai Lama. Storytellers and mythologists Dr. Marion Woodman, Alice Walker, and Angeles Arrien, link this unique Tibetan story to a much broader perspective of how Mother and The Great Mother Archetype touches all our lives and take us on an inspired hour-long journey into the universal power of mothering. A Frame of Mind Film production. Film excerpt 4:21 min. Feb. 8, 2008 www.womenoftibet.org

MUYINGA, Burundi, 5 December 2007 -- Chantal Nizigiyimana has been back in her home country of Burundi for only a few months, having lived in Tanzania since she was a young child. In 1993, her family was among hundreds of thousands of Burundians who fled across the border in order to avoid conflict. Now, all Burundians are being asked to return home. Ms. Nizigiyimana is among approximately 9,000 people -- half of them youths -- who have been expelled from Tanzania just this year. Many women and children arr

Everywoman TV report (excerpt) on two separate topics. On "The Global Gag Rule" coming from the U.S. which effects international politics on global health, birth control and family planning. And, the hard issues of elderly "Comfort Women" today seeking justice from Japan's legislature for their ordeals as forced sexual-workers during WWII. Film 12:30 min. Everywoman TV 2007

In 2005, Lisa Shannon saw a story on the Oprah Winfrey show about women in the eastern Congo and Women for Women International's unique program to help women survivors of war there. After learning of the 3,300,000 people who have died and the staggering number of human rights violations -- torture, mutilation and sexual violence that has occurred against tens of thousands of women and children, Lisa Shannon set out on her own mission to help women of the Congo. The Run for Congo Women is a true grassroots

A very powerful new film about Comfort women and Japanese legislators response to the issue. Reports about the forced sexual-use of women during the war were presented as clear evidence before the Tokyo War Crimes tribunal citing that through these acts Japan was involved in war crimes during World War Two. The tribunal convened on May 3, 1946, and was adjourned on November 12, 1948. Women used as forced sex-workers by Japan military forces during the war are speaking out in public today in rising numbers..

Many refugee women of Darfur, without adequate support or protection, have faced rape in the refugee camps.

Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis... International NGO's and Women's Organizations often depend on funding from international donors. Governments, however, sometimes pass legislation that restricts their ability to receive funds from abroad. From the 25 min film: Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis / Co-produced By: Shebana Coelho & Rakhee Goyal. Edited By: Kim Connell, Rainlake Productions. Dec 2006. 3:40 min. To get the complete film: http://w