Rapports

1. Operational Context The United Nations Secretary General’s (SG) recent Report on Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC) covering 2019 identified Afghanistan as the deadliest country on the planet for children in conflict for the fifth consecutive…

This monthly document summarises publicly reported cases of sexual violence by law enforcement bodies, conflict related sexual violence, and sexual violence that targets IDPs / refugees or vulnerable beneficiaries. Burundi Around 09 October 2020: In Kivoga hill, Gitaba…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Funded by the Australian Government through the Justice Services and Stability for Development Program (JSS4D), the research project was conducted between June and October 2019 by a small team from the Australian National University (ANU),…

Background Sexual violence is a serious human rights violation. Existing evidence demonstrates that women and girls bear the brunt of sexual victimization in conflict and non-conflict-affected settings. At the same time, some men and boys are also…

Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 August 2020: In Mwaba village, Uvira territory, South Kivu province, FNL Nzabampema armed men raped a 16-year-old girl. Source: ACLED1 24 August 2020: In Mongbwalu town, Djugu territory, Ituri province, unidentified men armed with…

Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Around 09 September 2020: In Walu village, Irumu territory, Ituri province, at least four IDP women over the age of 50 were raped by armed militiamen while working in the fields. Source:…

Executive Summary In August 2017, the armed forces of Myanmar (Tatmadaw) unleashed a campaign of widespread and systematic attacks on the country’s Rohingya communities, escalating previous episodes of violent human rights abuses committed against the Rohingya population.…

New ICAI review: Sexual exploitation and abuse by international peacekeepers 30 Sep 2020 The UK’s “leading” work to tackle the widespread problem of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by international peacekeepers is relevant and important, but could be…

Africa Associazione Italiana Amici de Raoul Follereau (AIFO), Mozambique AIFO will focus on strengthening community awareness and engagement, particularly for people with disabilities, in the three provinces most affected by Cyclones ldai and Kenneth, one of which is also highly…

Introduction This Field Report analyses information collected by KHRG field researchers and covers the period between January and June 2020. Although Myanmar reported its first case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)[1] on March 23rd 2020, official lockdown measures…