Women's 'sex strike' ends fighting in Mindanao villages
How do you say "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" in Ancient Greek?
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MANILA, Philippines - Women ended armed clashes in 2 Mindanao villages by not having sex with their husbands unless the men laid down their weapons, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The success of the "sex strike" allowed families to start rebuilding their communities, the UN's refugee agency said.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/re...villages-unchr
The "Peace Process" in Mindanao: latest incarnation
This is as good a description as any of the latest round in the sporadically recurring effort toward a negotiated peace in Mindanao
http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/F...20Mindanao.pdf
I'm not at all optimistic. Possibly a few lessons have been learned from the complete fiasco that resulted the last time out - the doomed-from-the-start MOA/AD that I once nominated for a "Peace Process Least Likely to Produce Peace" award, but still few grounds for optimism.
All discussion of Mindanao peace negotiations, past or current, is welcome!