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Dr Romina Istratii delivers talk to the Centre of World Christianity at SOAS University of London on the Tigray conflict and the current humanitarian response
Dr Romina Istratii delivered a talk to the Centre of World Christianity to share the experiences of project dldl/ድልድል in Ethiopia and while the conflict in Tigray is ongoing. Dr Istratii presented the second working paper published by the project team, which summarised a literature review that identified the state of evidence on the relationship between political violence and domestic violence in order to deepen the analysis of domestic violence in conflict-ridden Tigray as part of the ongoing work of project dldl/ድልድል, as well as to inform humanitarian responses proactively.
Dr Istratii argued for the need for humanitarian responses to proactively consider how to address complex and multiple trauma as a result of the ongoing violence, especially related to the extensive sexual violence against women and girls, and to contextualise these interventions in regional history, Tigrayan society and the religio-cultural beliefs of the population. Dr Istratii referred especially to the role that the clergy, as spiritual fathers, can play in community-oriented efforts to raise awareness about the consequences of sexual violence and to minimise the likelihood of re-traumatisation for the survivors and their families.
Dr Istratii’s presentation slides can be downloaded below:
