Sexual violence in armed conflicts

Q&A: sexual violence in armed conflict - ICRC

This article examines the nature of sexual violence, the needs of the victims, the ICRC's work in terms of prevention, protection and assistance

The Devastating Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

Rape and other forms of sexual violence have been pervasive in conflicts throughout history. This fall, three UN reports highlight the prevalence of these ...

National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support - RAINN

RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more ...

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict

ODIHR's mandate to work on SGBV in armed conflict is three-fold: based on commitments of OSCE participating States to combat violence against women (e.g., ...

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is frequently and deliberately used to target civilians, inflicting long-term trauma and humiliation, fracturing ...

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

The Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC) dataset measures reports of the conflict-related sexual violence committed by armed actors during the years 1989- ...

Sexual Violence Is Not an Inevitable Cost of War

A multifaceted approach is required to prevent and help survivors heal from the trauma of conflict-related sexual violence.

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict | How does law protect in war?

Rape and other forms of sexual violence are prohibited under IHL, in both international and non-international armed conflicts.

Sexual Violence in Conflict - the United Nations

In this unique anthology, which spans a dozen countries and includes more than 150 testimonies from conflicts ranging from 1992 to the present, survivors and ...

Women and girls most affected by conflict-related sexual violence

From Ukraine to Sudan, to Gaza and Afghanistan, conflict-related sexual violence continues to be used as a weapon of war.

Urgent Need to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in 2022. UN Report Highlights Impacts, Challenges, and Call for Collective Action.

International Law and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts - jstor

Armed conflicts are the main domain of international criminal law. Sexual crimes against women are a scourge of armed conflicts.

Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

Ancila Adrian-Paul; Augusta Angelucci of UNDP; Karen Barnes, International Alert; John Braithwaite at the National. University of Australia; Charli Carpenter of ...

Sexual Violence Against Men in Armed Conflict

It considers factors that explain under-reporting by victims and lack of detection on the part of others. The particular forms of male sexual violence are also ...

Sexual violence in armed conflict – global overview and implications ...

The UN requires all parties to armed conflict to take special measures to protect people from sexual violence. However, this report by the Geneva Centre for ...

Wartime sexual violence - Wikipedia

Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during an armed conflict, war, or military occupation often as ...

Rape as a Tactic of War - UN Women

In many contexts, sexual violence is not merely the action of rogue soldiers, but a deliberate tactic of warfare. It displaces, terrorizes and destroys ...

International Law and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts - Brill

Sexual violence is a particular brand of evil that women have endured—more than men—during armed conflicts, through the ages.

Sexual violence and IHL - International humanitarian law - Diakonia

Sexual violence is committed in many conflicts. International law and IHL set protections against and prohibitions of sexual violence.

This essay assesses recent research on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), defined here as sexual violence by armed actors during conflict.