Womens Human Rights

This publication provides practical tools for investigating at all levels obstacles to justice to women survivors of violence.

Sexual and gender-based acts of violence are always a crime and a fundamental violation of human rights. Sadly, violence is a daily reality for many women in every country in the world. International human rights standards oblige states to criminalize rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence and to address those crimes. 

This checklist is intended to help activists and
advocates to identify:

This report summaries key messages arising from a one-day conference on Women, Peace and Conflict, hosted by the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence held in Dublin on 17th November, 2008. The focus of the Conference was to explore how implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 can address the impact of armed conflict on women and ensure that women are central to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building.
For more information on the work of the Consortium go to www.gbv.ie

September 2009
Women and girls from Darfur who have fled from Sudan to Chad in search of safety face rape and other violence on a daily basis, both inside and outside refugee camps. Steps must be taken by both the Chadian government and the international community to protect women and girls more effectively.

November 2008
This report is based on research carried out by Amnesty International and interviews carried out during visits to Haiti by Amnesty International researchers in September 2007 and March 2008. Girls’ names have been changed in this report in order to protect their privacy and ensure that their security is not compromised.

November 2008
This document contains harrowing personal accounts of individuals who have experienced sexual violence in Haiti. The facts and figures are compiled from questionnaires to reveal the extent of sexual violence and the lack of proper care for victims.

September 2008
Based on eyewitness testimony during February and March 2008, this report examines alleged human rights abuses committed before and after the signature of Act of Engagement, focusing primarily on sexual violence and the recruitment and use of children by parties to the conflict.