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To better devise strategies to address the problem and install preventive measures, we need systematic knowledge about variations in where and when sexual violence occurs. This project maps sexual violence (including, but not limited to, rape) in conflict and post-conflict settings. Specifically, we will study the phenomenon of sexual violence in wars across a large sample of conflict contexts, and focus on who the perpetrators and victims are; why, when, and where sexual violence in war occurs – as well as where and when it does not occur.
The research has produced a database of sexual violence in armed conflict covering the years 1989-2009, published in Journal of Peace Research. See www.sexualviolencedata.org for more information.
1 of 6 Children Living in Conflict Zones at Risk of Sexual Violence by Armed Groups
PRIO has conducted a study for Save the Children estimating the number of children at risk of experiencing wartime sexual violence. A staggering 72 million children—17% of the 426 million children living in conflict areas globally, or 1 in 6—are living near armed groups that have been reported to perpetrate sexual violence against children.
PRIO Congratulates Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
PRIO Director Henrik Urdal had placed Mukwege and Murad on his Nobel Peace Prize shortlist this year, and said it was well-deserved: ‘This is a prize to hold perpetrators of sexual violence in war accountable.’ Mukwege has been on the PRIO Director’s shortlists for the Peace Prize since 2010.
PRIO Research Informs Debate about Sexual Violence in Conflict
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict is taking place in London on 10-13 June, co-chaired by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The summit is an effort to join forces internationally to combat the culture of impunity, take practical steps, support survivors, and change attitudes towards the issue. At PRIO, researchers have been working on issues of sexual violence in conflict for some time already, teaming up with international experts to perform groundbreaking research and convene large conferences.
Policy Briefs on Sexual Violence
Sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings is increasingly recognized as a threat to international peace and security. PRIO and the Centre for the Study of Civil War have recently published a number of policy briefs on the topic of conflict-related sexual violence.
FRISAM grant on Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict (SVAC)
PRIO has been awarded a new research grant from the Norwegian Research Council. The project period is from 2013-2015. The project seeks to advance the research on sexual violence and conflict processes, and facilitate evidence-based preventive strategies.
More Funding in Place for PRIO
Today it was announced that no less than two research projects at PRIO have been granted funding from the FRISAM call at the Norwegian Research Council. The two projects are Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict (SVAC) led by Inger Skjelsbæk, and Negotiating the Nation: Implications of Ethnic and Religious Diversity for National Identity (NATION), led by Marta Bivand Erdal.
Citation in Economist "War's overlooked victims"
The Legacy of Wartime Violence on Intimate-Partner Abuse: Microlevel Evidence from Peru, 1980–2009
Journal Article in International Studies Quarterly
Civilians under the Crossfire: A Comparative Case Study of Patterns of Lethal and Sexual Violence during the War in Bosnia 1992-1995
Master Thesis
Does Artisanal Mining Increase the Risk of Sexual Violence? Micro-level evidence from Eastern Congo
Journal Article in Quality in Primary Care
Artisanal mining, conflict, and sexual violence in Eastern DRC
Journal Article in The Extractive Industries and Society
The legacy of war: Intimate-partner violence in Peru, 1980-2009
Conference Paper
QUEST: Coding Rwandan Narratives Of Sexual Violence
Conference Paper
Governments don’t outsource atrocities to militias. Here’s what really happens.
Popular Article in Washington Post - Monkey Cage
Do States Delegate Shameful Violence to Militias? Patterns of Sexual Violence in Recent Armed Conflicts
Journal Article in Journal of Conflict Resolution
Assessing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers
Book Chapter in Gender, Peace and Security: Implementing UNSCR 1325
The Military Perpetrator: A Narrative Analysis of Sentencing Judgments on Sexual Violence Offenders at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Journal Article in Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Seksualisert vold i krig of konflikt
Book Chapter in Gender i Forsvaret
Seksuell utnyttelse og overgrep i internasjonale operasjoner
Book Chapter in Gender i Forsvaret
Four things everyone should know about wartime sexual violence
Popular Article in Washington Post - Monkey Cage
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Introducing the SVAC Dataset, 1989–2009
Journal Article in Journal of Peace Research
"It's not small talk material" - om krig, fred, vold og forskning
Journal Article in Samtiden. Tidsskrift for politikk, litteratur og samfunnsspørsmål
Seksualisert vold i krig
Journal Article in Speilvendt
Soldaten som overgriper
Popular Article in Forsvarets Forum
Preventing Conflict-related Sexual Violence
PRIO Policy Brief
Preventing Perpetrators: How to go from protection to prevention of sexual violence in war?
PRIO Policy Brief
Sexual Violence on the Decline? Recent debates and evidence suggest ‘unlikely’
CSCW Policy Brief
Spekulasjoner om seksuell vold
Popular Article in Dagsavisen
Sexual Violence by Militias in African Conflicts: Not a question of ‘delegation’ by states
CSCW Policy Brief
Sexual Violence in African Conflicts, 1989–2009: What the data show
CSCW Policy Brief
Responsibility to Protect or Prevent? Victims and Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Crimes in Armed Conflicts
Journal Article in Global Responsibility to Protect
Sexual Violence in African Conflicts
CSCW Policy Brief
