sexual violence

Sexual violence seems to be less shocking to black communities than to white ones.

Seaborne says the children are especially vulnerable to sexual violence and many could be forced to become child soldiers in the conflict.

Bernadette did not give up hope and began seeking other victims of sexual violence.

To keep the focus on the message of protesting sexual violence, the name of the march was tweaked in Hindi to "Shameless Front. "

The high level of physical and sexual violence committed by an intimate male partner has shocking consequences for women's health.

And in many conflict zones, sexual violence is deliberately and systematically used to intimidate women and whole communities.

The Department of Education says sexual violence is a form of sexual harassment of students which violates Title Nine.

She said victims of sexual violence need to know they will be safe if they report criminals to the authorities.

Accusations of sexual violence, which stack one person's word against another, are always hard for the victim to make.

It wouldn't solve all the problems, but it would encourage countries like Sierra Leone to take sexual violence more seriously.

During a household survey respondents were asked to report any experiences of sexual violence before the age of 18 years.

Others report physical and sexual violence, as well as arbitrary detention by armed groups acting with impunity.

In particular, officials have been targeting projects that help women recover from sexual violence.

In a worrying development, hospitals report dramatic increases in cases of sexual violence.

of those who came out as students, 78 percent reported harassment, 35 percent physical assault and 12 percent sexual violence.

In August, American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised more than seventeen million dollars to fight sexual violence in the D. R. C.

Inadequate supervision or guidance and an unstable environment put girls at risk of sexual violence.

Our international campaign called on the Japanese government to ban games that promote sexual violence against women and girls.

Some observers worry that there is a subterranean current of sexual violence running beneath Sweden's seemingly placid public image.

Ultimately, the only way to end the epidemic of sexual violence is to end the silence and impunity and send people to prison.

Black jail detainees are also subject to psychological abuse, including threats of sexual violence.

Conflicts also put girls and boys at risk of sexual violence. Schoolchildren are also at risk of being forced to become soldiers.

Among other things, it calls on the secretary-general to appoint a special representative to lead efforts to end sexual violence.

Some suggest that excess men leads to more crime and sexual violence; officials have warned of increased women trafficking.

Morrison says in almost all countries of the region, there's a high incidence of physical and sexual violence against women.

Sexual violence was a characterizing feature of the 14-year long civil war in Liberia.

She says children are at risk of sexual violence, killing and maiming, and forced recruitment into armed groups.

Seventh, men do most of the killing, while women make up most of the refugees and victims of sexual violence.

Ms. Mayhew says she believes sexual violence on campuses has actually decreased over the past twenty years.

Why is sexual violence still so prevalent in countries where gender equality has made such gigantic strides?

Because sexual violence is one issue that affects us all. It strikes freely and willingly.

Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed 27 victims of sexual violence, the majority of whom were raped by more than one person.

Sexual violence in conflict is a serious, present-day atrocity affecting millions of people, primarily women and girls.

Violence against women is pervasive in Eritrea, including all forms of sexual violence.

Intimate partner and sexual violence are mostly perpetrated by men against girls and women.

To explore risk factors for sexual violence in childhood in a nationally representative sample of females aged 13 to 24 years in Swaziland.

The second was a ten-item test designed to assess risk for violence and sexual violence over periods of five to 15 years.

Increasingly in many conflicts sexual violence is also used as a tactic of war.

Investigations of sexual violence often take too long, he says, and the victims are not taken seriously.

She says children are atrisksrisk of sexual violence, killing and maiming, and forced recruitment into armed groups.

Every school would like to believe it's immune from sexual violence, but the facts suggest otherwise.

In Sweden, some images of sexual violence can be banned.

In 1995, when Croatian forces over-ran Serb-held areas, there were well-attested cases of sexual violence against both women and men.

Sexual violence also affects a significant proportion of youth.

In 2006 Ms Stoops became Britain's first specialist Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) for sex workers.

Another recent study says that 95 percent of trafficked people experience physical or sexual violence.

By contrast, attempted rape, or sexual violence, is a public crime.

During the Rwandan genocide of 1994, rape and other forms of sexual violence against women were widespread.

Most of these are also risk factors for being a victim of intimate partner and sexual violence.

Between 15% and 71% of women reported physical or sexual violence by a husband or partner.

weak legal sanctions for sexual violence.

However, sexual violence against boys is also common.

It says in some war-torn areas, women are at high risk of sexual violence, including rape.

It finds that 42% of women over 15 have suffered physical or sexual violence; they are vulnerable even when pregnant.

Take the issue of rape and other sexual violence in wartime.

There is a culture permissive of sexual violence.

The statement, made in the new issue of Vanity Fair, has outraged anti-sexual violence groups.

Men and women are harassed, beaten, subjected to sexual violence, even killed, because of who they are and whom they love.

Girls are far more likely than boys to suffer sexual violence (any sexual abuse: 8. 7% boys; 25. 3% girls globally).

A preliminary study of the sexual violence made by the Japanese army in West Yunnan during the War of Resistance Against Japan

the widespread threat of violence that translates into deadly wounds, sexual violence, and mental and psychosocial traumas;

Framing Abuse: Media Influence and Public Understandings of Sexual Violence Against Children

Sexual Violence against Refugees -- Guidelines on Prevention and Response;

Framing Abuse: Media Influence And Public Understanding Of Sexual Violence Against Children

Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women

Guidelines on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence against Refugees;

To collecting users feedback to identify the service gap for victims of family and sexual violence

Risk factors specific to sexual violence perpetration include

Conclusion on Refugee Protection and Sexual Violence;

Support for Victims of Child Abuse, Spouse Battering and Sexual Violence

Responsibility for the Massacre, Sexual Violence, and Other Abuses

Education Report - Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus

Risk factors for both intimate partner and sexual violence include

Probe into Trait and Legal Liability of Domestic Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence Sustained by Women in Wars in Late Ming and Early Qing Periods

Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children

Treatise on elements of sexual violence genocide

Study on Sexual Violence and Reproductive Health

CITALC; Latin American and Caribbean Network on Domestic and Sexual Violence;

Research for Sexual Violence Tort in Marriage

Resource Group on Family and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence Scares Off India's Tourists

Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus

Note on Certain Aspects of Sexual Violence against Refugee Women;