Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess has announced the launch of the “Stand Speak Rise Up!” organization to continue the fight against sexual violence in fragile environments.
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The Stand Speak Rise Up! organization needs your support. Your donations will help us to organise our own independent initiatives in favour of victims of sexual violence in fragile environments. Together, let’s solve this problem. Rise Up to end rape as a weapon! Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse

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Board members

HRH The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

President

Chékéba Hachemi

Treasurer - President and Founder, Afghanistan Libre

Peter Maurer

President, ICRC

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Latest Tweets

During the war in Iraq hundreds of Yazidi women and girls have been abducted and reduced to sexual slavery and forced marriages. @nadiamuradbasee is a survivor of this violence and a symbol of the fight against impunity. @nadiainitiative #GenocideToJustice #Remember3August https://t.co/wZdl3SPjRc

@StandSpeakRise - Aug 5

"Dear @NadiaMuradBasee, dear friends, let’s stand up, speak up and rise up against sexual violence. I am looking forward to meeting you again very soon and continue our common fight against sexual violence." @MariaTeresa_Lux #GenocideToJustice #Remember3August #YazidiGenocide https://t.co/oJNuCCA5Yn

@StandSpeakRise - Aug 3

"On this 7th anniversary of the genocide against the Yazidi community, I want to tell @NadiaMuradBasee, @nadiainitiative and all her sisters and brothers, how much we care for you. Since I met Nadia in 2016, her courage and resilience inspire me with hope." @MariaTeresa_Lux https://t.co/E1mTKmqTA9

@StandSpeakRise - Aug 3

Pour aider les survivantes dans leur autonomisation: https://t.co/5u2U0KWwQQ

@StandSpeakRise - Jul 26

Latest News

HRH the Grand Duchess and Stand Speak Rise Up! highlighted in ENGIE Foundation's activity report

The ENGIE Foundation and Stand Speak Rise Up! teamed up to continue the fight against rape in war and to protect women. Read the report about the Stand Speak Rise Up!, the Grand Duchess and our partner and SSRU administrator, Dr Mukwege.

HRH the Grand Duchess' intervention at the NATO Digital Dialogue on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

«We refuse to believe that sexual violence is inevitable, inseparable from war or that it is collateral damage. Inaction is not an option.». Watch her full intervention at today's NATO Digital Dialogue on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones

HRH the Grand Duchess, speaker at NATO Digital Dialogue on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - Press Release in French

Friday 19 June 2020 will be the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. On this occasion, the Grand Duchess will be a speaker of the "Conflict-Related Sexual Violence" webinar. Read more in the press release