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“A bad faith act indeed,” read the statement of @rights_4_time partner the Palestine Trauma Center, reacting to the proposed cuts to our network project, which they have put countless hours into.

The announcement was a shock, as PTC staff were already “stretched thin...adapting [Mental Health] care in the context of COVID-19.”

“Cancelling the project renders Palestinian time & attention given to the project useless, & is ultimately a disservice to our community of children and educators” wrote our partner the @AjyalFoundation, upon news that @rights_4_time could be scrapped, downgraded, or cut short.

“The planned research would look at the issues of short-termism that infect law and policy-making surrounding refugees. Such narrow temporal thinking changes everything from the operation of policy to the experiences of refugees themselves.” @btcwarwick rights4time.com/copy-of-future…

@rights_4_time Dr Ben Warwick is a specialist in international human rights & the United Nations human rights bodies. His research is frequently used by governmental and non-governmental bodies all over the globe, & has been prominently reported in national print & news media.

“These cuts are dangerous because organizations may forgo other funding opportunities … [putting] researchers, their families, and the people served on the frontline at grave risk. ” Anonymous @rights_4_time. Researcher from a low income country.

@rights_4_time works in partnership with the @WanguKanja a 15-year-old national non-profit organisation that assists rape survivors in accessing vital, life-saving services. Research currently informing #childprotection initiatives.

These cuts mean that this vital work will not continue. The budget cuts will mean that the next steps of the project will not happen, including: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

@rights_4_time research in Kenya is testing initiatives to mitigate the psychological impacts of rape on survivors and human rights defenders who are documenting human rights violations. rights4time.com/post/e4-ripple…

@rights_4_time research is trialling an interview tool that draws on behavioural principles to increase the amount & quality of information gathered about #sexualassault.

It allows police to flag crime hotspots, and identify serial rape perpetrators. This is cost effective and efficient #humanitarianprotection in practice.

“We have built R4T based on trust: trust that we were working towards the same goals, trust that we would do so with respect, dignity and imagination.” @ZoeNorridge

“Removing funding from @rights_4_time destroys this trust that takes years to establish, and hurts civil society organisations in countries that are already struggling with the effects of COVID-19." @ZoeNorridge
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