Allegations of Putin’s troops perpetrating conflict-related sexual violence have been circulating ever since the early days of Putin’s attack on Ukraine. During her visit to the U.K., including addres...
Tag: sexual violence
“The Time Has Come To Mobilize Real Political Will To Address CRSV In The DRC”
The use of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is not a crime of the past. In 2020, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Putin’s Atrocities In Ukraine – Crimes With A Name
On November 14, 2022, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, will host a briefing on the issue of Russia’s genocide in Ukraine. The briefing comes months a...
There Can Be No Peace In Ethiopia Without Justice And Accountability
On November 2, 2022, the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal towards ending the brutal two year war in Ethiopia. On November 12, 2022, they further...
Rape Is Part Of Russia’s Military Strategy
On October 13, Pramila Patten, Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, confirmed that rape is part of Russia’s “military strategy” and a “deliberate tactic to dehu...