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June 19, 2016 Commentary

Central African Republic: Raped and Abandoned as War Rages

A sign emphasizing the importance of healthcare and protection for survivors of sexual violence at a hospital in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.

June 8, 2016 Impact

Holding Abusive UN Peacekeepers to Account

Women walk by a United Nations peacekeeping armored vehicle guarding the outer perimeter of a school used as an electoral center at the end of the presidential and legislative elections, in the mostly muslim PK5 neighborhood of Bangui.

April 25, 2016 Letter

Letter to the Board of Directors of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims

Victims of Kenya’s Post-Election Violence in Urgent Need for Assistance

Kamene F. stands outside her house in a slum in Nairobi with her 7-year-old son born from rape.

April 18, 2016 Commentary

Yezidi Women After Slavery: Trauma

April 14, 2016 Commentary

Why has the World Forgotten Islamic State's Female Sex Slaves?

A Sunni Muslim woman who fled the Islamic State's strongholds.

April 8, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Missed Opportunity for an Arms Embargo on South Sudan

Child soldiers put down their guns in a disarmament and release ceremony in Jonglei state, South Sudan, February 10, 2015.

April 5, 2016 News Release

Iraq: Women Suffer Under ISIS

For Sunnis, Lives Curtailed; for Yezidis, New Accounts of Brutal Rapes

March 23, 2016 News Release

Sudan: Silencing Women Rights Defenders

Sexual Abuse, Intimidation by Security Forces

Women at a "No to Women's Oppression" rally protesting Sudan's public order laws, in solidarity with journalist Lubna Hussein, who was prosecuted for wearing trousers. © August 2009 Private

March 21, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: High-Profile ICC Warning to Commanders on Rape

Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba looks up when sitting in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court to stand trial in The Hague, Netherlands, September 29, 2015.

March 17, 2016 Commentary

In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell

March 14, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: New Plan to Help Women in Kenya, but What About Rape Survivors?

Fatma W. with her 7-year old son born from rape.

March 4, 2016 News Release

UN: Stop Sexual Abuse by Peacekeepers

New Report Reveals Lack of Justice, Protection for Victims

February 4, 2016 Report

Central African Republic: Rape by Peacekeepers

UN, Troop-Contributing Countries Should Hold Abusers Accountable

A MINUSCA base behind the Bambari airport, Central African Republic. From September to December 2015 members of the UN peacekeepers from the Republic of Congo guarded the airport and allegedly committed numerous acts of sexual abuse and exploitation again

January 27, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: 'Virginity Testing' to End for Yezidi Rape Survivors

January 27, 2016 News Release

Sudan: Rape as Weapon of War

AU/UN Should Increase Investigations, Reporting on Abuses

Fighters of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces in captured vehicles celebrate a victory against the rebel Justice and Equality Movement, Goz Dango, South Darfur, April 28, 2015. © 2015 Reuters

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