Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape

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Asia

November 8, 2018 Commentary

When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation in India

Aruna Kashyap
Senior Counsel, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Foreign Policy In Focus
Asia

October 31, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Sexual Violence Against Women by Officials
Europe/Central Asia

October 25, 2018 News Release

Russia: Unaddressed Domestic Violence Puts Women at Risk

Videos Watch More

October 31, 2018 Video

North Korea: Men with Power Abuse and Rape Women
December 14, 2017 Video

Kenya: Sexual Violence Marred Elections
November 16, 2017 Video

Video: Widespread Rape in the Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya in Burma

Reports More Reports

November 1, 2018

“You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why”

Sexual Violence against Women in North Korea
October 18, 2018

“It’s Not Normal”

Sexual Exploitation, Harassment and Abuse in Secondary Schools in Senegal
September 5, 2018

“They Told Me to Keep Quiet”

Obstacles to Justice and Remedy for Sexual Assault Survivors in Mauritania

News

October 18, 2018 News Release

Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools
October 10, 2018 Commentary

Speak Out to Protect Bulgaria’s Women

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Published In: Euronews
October 5, 2018 Dispatches

Nobel Recognizes Fighters Against Sexual Violence

Ida Sawyer
Deputy Director, Africa
September 20, 2018 Dispatches

Harnessing the Power of Women Foreign Ministers

Farida Deif
Canada Director
September 5, 2018 News Release

Mauritania: Rape Survivors at Risk
September 5, 2018 Witness

The Courage of Women in Mauritania

Philippa H Stewart
Senior Media Officer
September 4, 2018 Dispatches

Nepal’s Rape Survivors Need Answers

Tejshree Thapa
Senior South Asia Researcher
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Protect Pakistan’s Children from Sexual Abuse

Saroop Ijaz
July 29, 2018 News Release

Japan's Not-So-Secret Shame

Teppei Kasai
Program Officer, Asia Division

Published In: Al Jazeera
July 25, 2018 Statement

Sexual Violence by the Burmese Military Against Ethnic Minorities
July 12, 2018 Dispatches

India Invites Bids to Create Sex Offenders Registry

Jayshree Bajoria
July 10, 2018 Dispatches

A Step Toward Ending 'Virginity Exams' in Afghanistan

Heather Barr
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Daily Brief

November 16, 2018

Genocide took place in Cambodia; France should step up on Yemen conflict; UN Security Council must address Uyghurs in China visit; the need for a UN investigation into Khashoggi murder; Angola must stop abusive deportations of migrants; European Court of Human Rights rules against Russia's arrests of opposition leader; European Parliament pressures Vietnam to improve human rights ahead of trade agreement; and some good news about girls education in Afghanistan.

Interactives More Interactives

October 5, 2017

They Said We Are Their Slaves

This report documents 305 cases of rape and sexual slavery by members of armed groups between early 2013 and mid-2017. The predominantly Muslim Seleka and the largely Christian and animist militia known as “anti-balaka,” two main parties to the conflict, have used sexual violence as revenge for perceived support of those on the other side of the sectarian divide.