Sexual violence has, in addition to its devastating impact on survivors, a br...

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Sexual violence has, in addition to its devastating impact on survivors, a broad and long-lasting effect on communities and on States as a whole for generations, not least through the plight of the children born as a result of rape. Sexual violence continues to be perpetrated as a tactic of war, including against men and boys and in the context of detention and interrogation, on which further information is needed.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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