Mobile Justice Team In Ukraine To Assist With Cases Of Conflict Related Sexual Violence

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...

“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...

Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence

In November 2022, the U.K. will host an international Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Conference to encourage much-needed global action to stop Conflict-Related Sexual Violenc...

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...

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – A Threat To Collective Security

June 19 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Its goal is to shed light on the issue of conflict-r...