Beyond prevalence: new approaches to measuring sexual- and gender-based violence prevention in conflict settings

December 5, 2024 12 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / IHL / Sexual Violence / Social Protection / Special Protections / Special Themes Zuleyka Piniella & Jessica Lenz

When discussing the measurement of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention in humanitarian settings, reactions ...

Applying IHL with a gender perspective in the planning and conduct of military operations

October 24, 2024 16 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Gender / Gender and conflict / Sexual Violence / Special Protections / Special Themes Kristina Lindvall, Paula Iwanowska & Vanessa Murphy

Gender can still be a confusing and contested subject for international humanitarian law (IHL) and ...

What can the humanitarian community learn from the Colombian Truth Commission’s LGBTIQ-subchapter?

March 21, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Elias Dehnen

As part of the historic 2016 peace agreement, the “Commission for the Clarification of Truth, ...

Sexual violence in conflict and weapons: unpacking the links for better prevention

September 28, 2023 7 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Sexual Violence / Weapons Hana Salama

It’s often said that sexual violence is a weapon of war, but the actual weapons used to perpetrate these crimes are rarely discussed. ...

Sexual and gender-based violence in migration contexts: does faith sensitivity matter?

September 21, 2023 20 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Migration / Religion / Sexual Violence Sandra Iman Pertek, Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Amjad Saleem

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is tragically widespread along migration journeys, especially when these take ...

Reporting sexual violence in a conflict zone

December 9, 2021 7 mins read Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Drew Ambrose

Sexual violence is widespread and prevalent in many modern armed conflicts. Interviewing the people who ...

Gender-based hate crime as an early warning indicator of escalating violence and armed conflict

November 30, 2021 10 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Christie Edwards

The spectrum of misogynistic violence between incels (‘involuntary celibates’) and armed groups using extreme violence ...

Walking the talk on SGBV: an implementation checklist to narrow the gaps between international law and domestic practice

November 25, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Rachael Kitching, Vanessa Murphy & Kelisiana Thynne

Thirty years ago today, 23 women launched the ‘16 Days of Action’ against gender-based violence.[1] ...

Disability and sexual violence in the COVID-19 era

December 3, 2020 7 mins read Sexual Violence NG’AA Michael Mwendwa

While disability inequalities have long been observed, the global COVID-19 crisis has deepened and exposed the problem of exclusion, which renders work on ...

COVID-19, conflict and sexual violence: reversing the burden of proof

June 19, 2020 5 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence Sophie Sutrich

Sexual violence in armed conflict, while prohibited by international humanitarian law, remains a brutal reality. ...