Guidelines for Prevention and Response Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Author:

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

In every community in the world there are people who have been affected by acts of brutality. Atrocities committed by armed groups in conflict situations are often well publicized, while abuses committed behind closed doors in the confines of one's own home often remain completely hidden. Refugees and internally displaced people, who do not enjoy the protection of their own governments, are among those most vulnerable to acts of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence.

Document PDF:

Guideline GBV Refugee IDP, UNHCR, May 2003

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