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Women Survivors of Genocide and Sexual Violence Gathered in Santa María Nebaj, on 24 February 2023, we Ixil, Q’eqchi’es, Poqomchi’es, Achi’es and mestizo women unite our voices to dignify all the victims of the Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala, which deeply affected our lives. Considering that our lives and our bodies were used as a […]

Ukraine Since Russia began its occupation of Crimea in 2014, conflict-related sexual violence has been used against civilians in Ukraine, with survivors reporting abuses in detention centres, at checkpoints, and during the advance of armed forces into their communities. Following Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the scale and frequency of such violations intensified.   As of June 2025, Ukraine’s Office […]

Uganda Men, women and children in Uganda were abducted and subjected to conflict-related sexual violence during fighting between the national armed forces and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) from 1986 to 2006. In 2019, the government created a national transitional justice policy, but it has yet to take effect – preventing survivors from receiving reparations.  We work alongside civil […]

Türkiye Executions, mass arbitrary detention, and enforced disappearances characterised the daily life of Syrians under the Assad regime, particularly during the 13-year civil war. Less discussed and acknowledged was the systematic and widespread use of sexual violence. Committed by both the Syrian regime and other parties, sexual violence was perpetrated indiscriminately against women, men, and children throughout the […]

South Sudan Since the onset of the civil war in 2013, South Sudan has experienced widespread conflict-related sexual violence. Rape, sexual slavery and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence have been used during the war in all ten states and three administrative areas, despite a revitalised peace agreement signed in 2018.   While no official survivors’ register exists, thousands of […]

Iraq In 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) launched a genocide against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group indigenous to northern Iraq. ISIS executed around 5,000 Yazidi men and boys and took more than 6,000 women and girls captive and subjected them to forced marriages, rape, and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence. […]

Colombia Durante más de cinco décadas, Colombia se ha enfrentado a un conflicto armado interno que ha afectado a más de 9 millones de personas. Guerrillas, paramilitares, cárteles de la droga y fuerzas del Estado se han enfrentado por el control del territorio, con graves consecuencias para la población civil, quienes han sido víctimas de […]

Colombia For over five decades, Colombia has faced an internal armed conflict affecting more than 9 million people. Guerrillas, paramilitaries, drug cartels, and State forces have all fought for territory, with severe consequences for civilians. Conflict-related sexual violence has been used against women, men, and children. Afro-Colombian, Indigenous communities and LGBTQI+ people have been specifically targeted. Perpetrated by all actors, including the State and non-state armed […]

Nigeria Since 2014, Boko Haram and splinter groups have used sexual violence as a weapon of war in northern Nigeria, and kidnapped schoolgirls to propagate their extremist anti-education rhetoric. In captivity, victims are subjected to rape, forced marriages, forced pregnancies, sexual slavery, and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence. After escaping or being rescued, the […]