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Women refuse to be victims of conflict; they are actors for change
Graça Machel and Mary Robinson state that though women are brutalised in conflict, they are not victims; they are actors for change.
FEATURED ELDERS
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Graça Machel
Women’s and children's rights advocate; former freedom fighter and first Education Minister of Mozambique; co-founder of The Elders.
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Mary Robinson
First woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Chair of The Elders; a passionate advocate for gender equality, women’s participation in peace-building, human dignity and climate justice.