Not to be taken lightly: Image-based sexual violence Interview On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Jacey Kan, Advocacy Officer at the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW), talks in an interview about image-based sexual violence.
21 April 2021 Joint Statement: Spate of Hate Crime Murders - LGBTIQ+ People Say More Needs to be Done Over the past two and half months, South Africa's LGBTIQ+ community has been rocked by a series of brutal hate crimes against its members - from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng, from the Eastern Cape to the Western Cape. At least six lives - that we know of - have been snuffed out in cold blood. We share here a joint statement by some of our partners calling for more to be done about these horrendous crimes!
Sexual Violence in the Holocaust: Perspectives from Ghettos and Camps in Ukraine Hintergrund The experiences of women in the Second World War with sexualised violence show that some suffering was gender-specific. According to the sources, sexualised violence against Jewish women and girls was not a by-product of the war, but the war itself, organised and controlled by those who denied Jews their right to exist. By Marta Havryshko
The Yogyakarta Principles +10 Reflection International human rights law and the rights of trans people. The Yogyakarta Principles plus 10 reflects on how international law has evolved in this area. By Dodo Karsay
Syria: Systematic Torture and Sexualized Violence Speech Torture and sexualized violence are part of everyday life in Syrian prisons. However, human rights violations committed by the Assad regime play no role at the Geneva peace talks. With this in mind, Barbara Unmüßig, calls for women to be included as peace negotiators. By Barbara Unmüßig
On Cologne, #Einearmlaenge and the Instrumentalization of the Feminist Movement The mass-scale sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany have inspired a political blame-game—but condemning women’s conduct or Europe’s open border policies won’t serve the victims of Cologne or the refugees who continue to need our protection. By Mackenzie Nelson
Sexualized violence in the context of wars In zones of conflict and/or war sexualized violence is employed as a notably perfidious strategic means to intimidate, humiliate and destroy the adversary. Gitti Hentschel gives a detailed analysis of this war crime and formulates strategies, as well as measures to fight sexualized violence. By Gitti Hentschel
Innocence under fire Sexual violence against girls and boys within the context of armed conflict - Report on an expert panel and film screening from December 10, 2013 By Nicola Popovic