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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head>  <script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-90RP5FMTSY'></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-90RP5FMTSY'); </script> <title>CAIN: Introduction to the CAIN Web Site</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="Author" content="Dr Martin Melaugh" /> <meta name="Description" content="CAIN: Introduction to the CAIN Web Site" /> <meta name="KeyWords" content="conflict, northern, ireland, northern ireland conflict, irish, troubles, ulster, province, the troubles, politics, ira, uda society, bibliography, chronology, research, events, issues, background, acronyms, glossary, articles, books, chapters, abstracts, history, organisations, photographs, symbols, murals, posters, maps, civil rights, internment, ulster workers' council strike, hunger strike, peace process, derry march, people's democracy march, british troops, bloody sunday, direct rule, bloody friday, sunningdale agreement, dublin and monaghan bombs, ira truce, anglo-irish agreement, political talks, omagh bomb, segregation, discrimination, education, employment, housing, law and order, administration of justice, policing, security, violence, media, parades, marches, bands, policy, political parties, elections, electoral system, women, community work, european union, mixed marriages, cross-community marriage" /> <script language="JavaScript" src="/aajs/functions.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><center><table width=600><tr><td><a name="top"></a> <hr noshade size=1 /><img src="/images/cainlogo60.gif" border=0 height=60 align=left /> <center><font face="Arial" color="#770101">CAIN Web Service</font></center> <h3 align=center>Introduction to the CAIN Web Site</h3> <br clear=all /> <hr noshade size=1 /> <center> <a href="/index.html"><b>[CAIN_HOME]</b></a> <br /> <a href="/events/index.html">[Key_Events]</a> <a href="/issues/index.html">Key_Issues]</a> <a href="/othelem/index.html">[Conflict_Background]</a> <br /> <b>HOME:</b> <a href="/help.htm">[Help]</a> <a href="/cainbgn/addition.htm">[Recent_Additions]</a> <a href="/associated/index.html">[Associated_Sites]</a> <a href="/othelem/contribs.htm">[Contributors]</a> <a href="/othelem/contrib.htm">[Contributions]</a><br /> <a href="/media-reports.htm">[Media Reports]</a> <a href="/citations.htm">[Citations]</a> <a href="/access/hits.htm">[Access_Stats]</a> <a href="/funding.htm">[Funding]</a> <a href="/copyright.htm">[Copyright]</a> <br /> </center> <hr noshade size=1 /> <center> <b>Page Compiled: </b>Martin Melaugh <br /></center> <hr noshade size=4 />  <p> </p> <h3> <!img src="/images/new02.gif" border="0" alt="New icon" /> <u>Update on CAIN</u></h3> <p>There is a brief <a href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/cainfuture.htm" target="_blank">update</a> on the current (February 2021) situation of CAIN. It includes a note of the consultation that was held in 2019, and the discussions around the options for CAIN.</p> <p> </p> <h3><u>Introduction</u></h3> <p> <a href="/bgnd/logo.htm"><img src="/images/menus/homepage/cainlogo.gif" border="0" width="52" height="75" hspace="5" align="right" alt="CAIN Logo" /></a> <b>CAIN</b> (<u>C</u>onflict <u>A</u>rchive on the <u>IN</u>ternet - <a href="/index.html">cain.ulster.ac.uk</a>) is an Archive / Web site which provides a wide range of information and source material on the Northern Ireland conflict (from 1968 to 2007) and politics in the region. The Archive also contains some general information on Northern Ireland society. The CAIN Project began in 1996 and the Web site was first made available on-line in March 1997. </p><div align="right"><a href="/bgnd/logo.htm" target="_blank"><font size="-1">The CAIN logo</font></a></div><p></p> <p>There are <a href="/publicity/cain-flyers/index.html">CAIN Flyers / Leaflets</a> available with background information on various aspects of the work of CAIN.</p> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://www.ulst.ac.uk/"><img src="/images/UU_Corp_logo_200-133.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" align="right" /></a><strong>Location</strong><br /> CAIN is located on the Magee Campus of <strong><br /> Ulster University</strong> (<a href="http://www.ulster.ac.uk/">www.ulster.ac.uk</a>). </p> <br clear="all" /> <p><strong>Institutional Relationships</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.incore.ulster.ac.uk"><img src="/associated/incore08.jpg" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="20" alt="image of the INCORE logo" border="0" /></a> CAIN is based within <strong>INCORE</strong> (International Conflict Research Institute - <a href="http://www.incore.ulster.ac.uk/">www.incore.ulster.ac.uk</a>), which is part of the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, in Ulster University. <! INCORE is a joint project of the United Nations University and Ulster University. Combining research, education and comparative analysis, INCORE addresses the causes and consequences of conflict in Northern Ireland and internationally and promotes conflict resolution management strategies. ></p> <p> <a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk"><img src="/associated/ARKlogo07color.jpg" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="20" alt="image of the ARK logo" border="0" /></a>CAIN is an associate of <b>ARK</b> (Access Research Knowledge - <a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk/">www.ark.ac.uk</a>) which is a joint resource between Ulster University and Queens University Belfast. ARK provides access to social and political material on Northern Ireland that informs social and political debate in the region and raises the profile of social science research.<br clear="all" /> </p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3><u>Background on the CAIN Project</u></h3> <b>CAIN</b> - <b>C</b>onflict <b>A</b>rchive on the <b>IN</b>ternet<br /> CAIN is the acronym given to the Archive / Web site, and the Project which is developing the Archive. <p> <strong>Development of an Archive / Web site on 'the Troubles' and politics</strong><br /> The main 'product' of the CAIN Project is the CAIN Archive / Web site. CAIN staff were also part of the team which developed the Accounts of the Conflict (<a href="http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php" target="_blank">accounts.ulster.ac.uk</a>) Archive / Web site</p> <p> <strong>Target audience - Higher Education sector and beyond</strong><br /> The target audience was initially the Higher Education sector in the United Kingdom (UK). However the site is available free to anyone with Internet access and over half of users are from outside the UK.</p><p> <strong>Background information on the conflict</strong><br /> Those who are new to the subject of the Northern Ireland conflict will find a range of information and source material that will provide a useful introduction to the topic. </p><p> <strong>Guidance and information for researchers</strong><br /> It is also hoped that those who are carrying out academic research on the subject of 'the Troubles' will find the CAIN Archive a useful resource.</p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /><h3>Funding</h3> <p>CAIN has been funded by a number of organisations:</p> <ul> <li>2024: Department for Communities</li> <li>2023: Department for Communities</li> <li>2021: Reconciliation Fund, DFAT</li> <li>2021: Department for Communities</li> <li>2020 - 2021: Initiatives of Change Committee in Ireland</li> <li>2020: Reconciliation Fund, DFAT</li> <li>2019 - 2020: Reconciliation Fund, DFAT</li> <li>2019 - 2020: ARK </li> <li>2018: Reconciliation Fund, DFAT</li> <li>2016 - 2017: Ulster University</li> <li>2017: CRC</li> <li>2016: Reconciliation Fund, DFAT</li> <li>2013 - 2014: European Union's PEACE III programme</li> <li>2013 + 2014: Reconciliation & Anti-Sectarianism Funds, DFAT</li> <li>2010: AHRC</li> <li>2006 - 2012: ESRC</li> <li>2006 - 2008: AHRC</li> <li>2002 - 2005: The Atlantic Philanthropies</li> <li>2002: University of Ulster</li> <li>1998: DENI & CCRU</li> <li>1996 - 1997: eLib<BR /> <A href="http://www.esrc.ac.uk/"></A></li> </ul> <p>For full details see the page on <a href="/funding.htm">CAIN Funding</a>.</p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3>Original Partners on CAIN Project</h3> <strong>Original Partner Institutions:</strong><br /> The development of CAIN was initially undertaken (1996-1997) by three <a href="/bgnd/partners.htm">partner institutions</a>:<br /> the <a href="http://www.ulst.ac.uk/">University of Ulster</a>, (now Ulster University)<br /> the <a href="http://www.qub.ac.uk/">Queen's University of Belfast</a> , and<br /> the <a href="http://www.linenhall.com/">Linen Hall Library</a>. <p> <strong>Other groups and individuals:</strong><br /> A number of other groups and individuals have provided support to CAIN. For example, within Ulster University the following groups had an input into the Project: <br /> <a href="https://www.ark.ac.uk/" target="_blank">ARK</a> (2000-present);<br /> <a href="/csc/" target="_blank">Centre for the Study of Conflict</a> (1977-2000); <br /> Educational Services; and <br /> <a href="http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/">INCORE</a> (International Conflict Research Institute) (1996-present). </p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3>Objectives</h3> The CAIN Project has a number of objectives: <li> Establish and promote a resource of use to researchers, teachers, students and librarians</li> <li> Encourage those who hold relevant information to contribute to the service</li> <li> Collaborate with and link to other initiatives</li> <li> Explore content, design and technical issues</li><h3>Key Benefits</h3> The main benefits of CAIN are: <li> Improve access to information and source materials </li><li> Assist in preparation of learning materials </li><li> Encourage active learning </li><li> Promote the awareness, value and use of networked information </li><li> Reduce pressure on library resources</li> <h3>Trends in the topic area</h3> There is a growing interest in: <li> Conflict and peace studies </li><li> Political studies, and </li><li> Irish Studies <p> <strong>Further Information</strong><br /> More particular information on the early development of the CAIN Project (details of staff, list of papers, access statistics, promotional activities, etc.) can be found on the <a href="cainbgn.htm">Project Background</a> page. </p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3><u>Navigation / Finding Information</u></h3> <p>The following information on the layout and content of CAIN site is intended for first-time users or anyone who is having problems finding information.</p> <p>Near the <b>top</b> of each web page on the CAIN site is a <b>'navigation' or 'status' bar</b> which will help you to move between the main sections and also act as a reminder of your position in the site. An example of a status bar is as follows:<br /> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="f0f1f0"> <tr><td> <center> <a href="/index.html"><b>[CAIN_Home]</b></a> <br /> <a href="/events/index.html">[Key_Events]</a> <a href="/issues/index.html">Key_Issues]</a> <a href="/othelem/index.html">[Conflict_Background]</a> <br /> <b>HOME:</b> <a href="/help.htm">[Help]</a> <a href="/cainbgn/addition.htm">[Recent_Additions]</a> <a href="/associated/index.html">[Associated_Sites]</a> <a href="/othelem/contribs.htm">[Contributors]</a> <a href="/othelem/contrib.htm">[Contributions]</a><br /> <a href="/media-reports.htm">[Media Reports]</a> <a href="/citations.htm">[Citations]</a> <a href="/access/hits.htm">[Access_Stats]</a> <a href="/funding.htm">[Funding]</a> <a href="/copyright.htm">[Copyright]</a> <br /> </center> </td></tr> </table> <hr noshade size=1 /> <p> This particular status bar shows that the user is looking the <b>[Introduction]</b> page which is one of the pages associated with the <b>HOME</b> page <b>[CAIN_HOME]</b>.</p> <p>At the <b>bottom</b> of each page are a series of <b>'buttons'</b> which provide links to: CAIN home page; information about CAIN; the site index; the site map; answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs); the search page; and contact details: <br /> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <center> </center></li></td></tr></table>  <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="f0f1f0"> <tr> <td><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">CAIN contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland.<br /> CAIN is based within Ulster University.</font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> <br /> </font></div></td> </tr> </table>   <table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="f0f1f0"> <tr> <td width="600" valign="middle"><img src="/images/1pxblue.gif" width="600" height=1 /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="f0f1f0"> <tr> <td width="5%" valign="middle" align="left"><!a href="#top"><img src="/images/menus/bottom/backtopr.gif" alt="go to the top of this page" width="21" height="12" border="0" /></td> <td width="90%" height="16"> <div align="center"> <!a href="/" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image18','','/images/menus/bottom/home_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/home_off.gif" alt="CAIN Home Page" name="Image18" width="39" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/cainbgn/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image17','','/images/menus/bottom/about_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/about_off.gif" alt="About CAIN Web Site" name="Image17" width="62" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/help/caindex.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image20','','/images/menus/bottom/index_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/index_off.gif" alt="Index of Contents" name="Image20" width="56" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/help/cainmap.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image21','','/images/menus/bottom/map_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/map_off.gif" alt="Site Map" name="Image21" width="52" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/faq/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image22','','/images/menus/bottom/faq_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/faq_off.gif" alt="Frequently Asked Questions" name="Image22" width="35" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/search.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image23','','/images/menus/bottom/search_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/search_off.gif" alt="Search CAIN Site" name="Image23" width="43" height="15" border="0" /> <!a href="/contact.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image24','','/images/menus/bottom/contact_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/contact_off.gif" alt="Contact Details" name="Image24" width="44" height="15" border="0" /> </div></td> <td width="5%" valign="middle" align="right"><!a href="#top"><img src="/images/menus/bottom/backtopl.gif" alt="go to the top of this page" width="21" height="12" border="0" /></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/images/1pxblue.gif" width="600" height=1 /></td> </tr> </table>   <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="f0f1f0"> <tr> <td width="156"><!a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk/"><img src="/images/arkconstituent.gif" width="150" height="24" border="0" alt="ARK logo" /></td> <td width="340" height="20" valign="middle"> <div align="center"><font color="#999999" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Last modified : <script type="text/javascript">document.write(document.lastModified) </script> </font></div></td> <td width="150" valign="middle"> <div align="right"><font color="#999999" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><!a href="/copyright.htm">© 1996-2010 CAIN</font></div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3> <center><br /></center> </td></tr> </table> <table width=600><tr><td> <hr noshade size=1 /> <p> If you are unsure about the location of particular information you should consult the <a href="/help.htm">'help'</a> page which contains links to the main <a href="/help/caindex.htm">index page</a> and a <a href="/help/cainmap.htm">site map</a>. If you are still having problems you should try the full-text <a href="/search.htm">search</a> facilities, which allow you to search for particualar words or phrases across the whole site. As a last resort you could <a href="/contact.htm">contact</a> the CAIN Director. </p> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3><u>Outline of the CAIN Internet Site</u></h3> <p>The remainder of this web page provides an outline of the CAIN Web site. You should use the 'BACK' button on your browser to return to this page.</p> <p> Main Sections of the <a href="/index.html">CAIN Web Site</a> </p><ul> <li> <a href="/othelem/index.html">Background information on the conflict</a> </li><li> <a href="/events/index.html">Key Events</a> </li><li> <a href="/issues/index.html">Key Issues</a> </ul> <p></p> <p> Material contained in the above sections comes from 3 main sources: </p><ul></li><li> material which was initially published in paper format; <a href="/othelem/research/darby9.htm">example</a> </li><li> text written by members of the CAIN Team; <a href="/othelem/chron/ch72.htm">example</a> </li><li> text written specially for the CAIN Web site; <a href="/events/aia/bac.htm">example</a> </ul><p></p> <h3>Background Information</h3> <p>The <a href="/othelem/">'Background Information'</a> on the conflict contains a number of sections:</p> <p> <u><strong>Introductions</strong></u><br /> <a href="/othelem/index.html#intro">Brief introductions</a> to the Northern Ireland Conflict<br /> Background on <a href="/ni/index.html">Northern Ireland society</a><br /> <a href="/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> (FAQs)<br /> </p><p> <u><strong>Guides</strong></u><br /> Guide to <a href="/othelem/research.htm">carrying out research</a> on Northern Ireland<br /> Guide to other <a href="/bibdbs/newlinks.html">Web sites</a> containing information on the conflict and politics<br /> <a href="/othelem/acronyms.htm">List of acronyms</a><br /> <a href="/othelem/glossary.htm">Glossary of terms</a> related to the conflict and politics<br /> </p><p> <u><strong>Other Background Information</strong></u><br /> <img src="postpage.jpg" width=200 border=0 hspace=10 align=right /> <a href="/bibdbs/cainbib.htm">Bibliography</a> of the conflict<br /> Other <a href="/bibdbs/index.html">bibliographies, databases, and electronic services</a><br /> <a href="/othelem/chron.htm">Chronology of main events</a><br /> Abstracts on prominent <a href="organ/azorgan.htm">organisations</a><br /> <a href="/othelem/people/biography/index.html">Biographies</a> of people prominent during 'the Troubles' <br /> <a href="/sutton/index.html">Database of those killed</a><br /> <a href="/issues/politics/polit.htm">Political initiatives</a><br /> <a href="/issues/policy/policy.htm">Policy initiatives</a><br /> <a href="/issues/politics/polsol.htm">Political 'solutions'</a><br /> <a href="/issues/politics/election/">Election results<br /> </a><a href="/hmso/index.html">Government Reports, and Acts of Parliament</a><br /> <a href="/othelem/media/">The media and the conflict</a><br /> <a href="/othelem/people/accounts/">Personal accounts</a> of the conflict<br /> <strong>The arts and the conflict:</strong><br />   <a href="/murals/">Political Wall Murals in Northern Ireland</a><br />   <a href="/images/posters/">Examples of Political Posters, 1968-1999</a><br />   <a href="/images/symbols/">Symbols used in Northern Ireland</a><br />   <a href="/photographs/">Photographs</a><br /> </p> <h3>Key Events</h3> <p>The CAIN Archive provides information on major <a href="/events">events</a>:</p><ul> <li> <a href="/events/crights/index.html">Civil Rights Campaign</a> (1964 to 1972);</li> <li> <a href="/events/derry/index.html">Derry March</a> (5 October 1968); <li> <a href="/events/pdmarch/index.html">People's Democracy March</a> (1 January 1969 to 4 January 1969);</li> <li> <a href="/events/troops/index.html">Deployment of British Troops</a> (14 August 1969 to 31 July 2007);</li> <li> <a href="/events/intern/index.html">Internment</a> (1971 to 1975); <li> <a href="/events/bsunday/index.html">'Bloody Sunday'</a> (30 January 1972); <li> Introduction of <a href="/events/directrule/index.html">Direct Rule</a> (30 March 1972);</li> <li> <a href="/events/bfriday/index.html">'Bloody Friday'</a> (21 July 1972);</li> <li> <a href="/events/sunningdale/index.html">Sunningdale Agreement</a> (6 December 1973 to 9 December 1973);</li> <li> <a href="/events/uwc/index.html">Ulster Workers' Council Strike</a> (May 1974);</li> <li> <a href="/events/dublin/index.html">Dublin and Monaghan bombs</a> (17 May 1974);</li> <li> <a href="/events/truce/index.html">IRA Truce</a> (9 February 1975 to 23 January 1976);</li> <li> <a href="/events/convention/index.html">Constitutional Convention</a> (8 May 1975 to 5 March 1976);</li> <li> <a href="/events/uuac/index.html">United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) Strike</a> (3 May 1977 to 13 May 1977);</li> <li> <a href="/events/hstrike/index.html">Hunger Strike</a> (1981);</li> <li> <A HREF="/events/assembly1982/index.html">Northern Ireland Assembly</A> (November 1982 - June 1986);</li> <li> <a href="/events/aia/index.html">Anglo-Irish Agreement</a> (15 November 1985);</li> <li> <a href="/events/bmtalks/index.html">Brooke / Mayhew Talks</a> (April 1991 to November 1992);</li> <li> <a href="/events/peace/index.html">Peace Process</a> (1993 to the present);</li> <li> <a href="/events/omagh/index.html">Omagh Bomb</a> (15 August 1998).</li> </ul> <p></p> <h3>Key Issues</h3> <p>The CAIN Archive also provides information on a number of major <a href="/issues">issues</a>: </p><ul> <li><a href="/issues/abstentionism/index.html">Abstentionism</a> by Republicans</li> <li><a href="/issues/children/">Children and Young People</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/collusion/index.html">Collusion</a> between Security Forces and Paramilitaries</li> <li><a href="/issues/commemoration/index.html">Commemoration</a> related to the conflict</li> <li><a href="/issues/community/index.html">Community Relations</a> in Northern Ireland</li> <li>Cross-Community / Mixed Marriages in Northern Ireland - Report on <a href="/issues/marriage/ccmni.htm">Cross-Community Marriage in Northern Ireland</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="discrimination/index.html">Discrimination</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/education/education.htm">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/employ/employ.htm">Employment</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/europe/index.html">European Union</a><br />     <a href="/issues/europe/euireland.htm">'The European Union and Relationships Within Ireland'</a>, J. Ingraham (1998)<br />     <a href="/issues/politics/election/2016ref/2016-06-23_ref.htm">Result</a> of The 2016 Referendum on the European Union<br />     <a href="/cgi-bin/dbase.pl?field=keywords&text=Brexit">Documents</a> related to the Brexit issue </li> <li><a href="/issues/housing/housing.htm">Housing</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/law/law.htm">Law and Order</a> / Administration of Justice<br />       <a href="/issues/law/rj/index.html">Restorative Justice</a></li> <li>The <a href="/othelem/media/media.htm">Media</a> and the conflict</li> <li><a href="/issues/language/index.html">Minority Languages</a> in Northern Ireland</li> <li><a href="/issues/parade/parade.htm">Parades</a> in Northern Ireland</li> <li><a href="/issues/police/index.html">Policing</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/policy/policy.htm">Policy Initiatives</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/politics/index.html">Politics, Political Parties, and the Electoral System</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/population/index.html">Population</a> demographics</li> <li><a href="/issues/reconcile/index.html">Reconciliation</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/segregat/index.html">Segregation</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/sport/index.html">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/victims/index.html">Victims, Survivors</a><br />       (See also earlier section: <a href="/issues/victims/index.html">Victims</a> of the Conflict)</li> <li><a href="/issues/violence/index.html">Violence</a></li> <li><a href="/issues/women/women.htm">Women</a> and the conflict</li> </ul> <p> </p> <hr noshade size=1 /> <h3>Use Made of the CAIN Web Site</h3> <a href="/access/hits.htm">Access Statistics</a> - full details of visits / page views (1996-present)<br /> <li> During 2020 there were an average of 72,000 unique visitors per month who generated an average of 232,000 page views each month </li> <li> one third of users are from Britain and Ireland; 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