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. ...