Elaisha Stokes

GlobalPost

Elaisha Stokes is an award winning freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker, covering international human rights and foreign affairs. Her work appears regularly in The New York Times and Al Jazeera America. She has a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University and a BSc in Global Development and Agriculture from the University of British Columbia. Elaisha is the founder of Zetetic Films, which produces award winning documentaries for international broadcast. Her work has been supported by the International Women's Media Foundation, the Nation Institute for Investigative Reporting, The Patsy Preston Pulitzer Grant for Documentary Filmmaking, The New York Emmy Foundation, The Ontario Arts Council and the Columbia-DuPoint Awards.

She has received funding from the International Reporting Project for her work.

Seeking justice for victims of rape in Minova, DRC (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Conflict

The ongoing trial is the first of its kind for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With 39 soldiers standing accused before the military court, it is the largest rape proceeding

Two of 39 soldiers convicted of rape in historic DRC trial, all military officers acquitted of rape

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Merck continues campaign against river blindness in the DRC (VIDEO)

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