CSCW Policy Biref: Sexual Violance in African Conflicts

This policy brief summarizes key findings from a pilot study of conflict-related sexual violence in conflicts in 20 African countries, encompassing 177 armed conflict actors – state armies, militias, and rebel groups.

On 16 December 2010, the UN Security Council formally acknowledged the need for better reporting and more systematic data collection and analysis to help devise appropriate actions against sexual violence (UN Security Council Resolution 1960). Resolution 1960 declares that there should be an enhanced focus on ‘data collection and analysis of incidents, trends, and patterns of rape and other forms of sexual violence'. The SVAC project responds to this call.