June 28, 2020 | Faculty Work

Babe Howell and co-author Naree Sinthusek published “In the Crosshairs: Centering Local Responses to SGBV in Afro-Colombian Communities” in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. Access to justice for survivors of SGBV, conflict-related or otherwise, is a major challenge and human rights advocates must support the work of Afro-Colombian women’s groups and the Proceso de Communidades Negras (“PCN”) to ensure access to justice which centers the victims, avoids revictimization, addresses stigma, and fosters community mobilization.