Combatting Sexual Violence in Conflict: Recommendations to States at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict (10-13 June 2014) - Amnesty International
In this paper, Amnesty International sets out a series of recommendations addressed to States, urging them to take steps to entrench long-lasting commitments to tackling impunity for sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in domestic law and policy, enhance international coordination and technical assistance, and ensure the empowerment and participation of survivors of these serious crimes under international law.
Thematic Focus:
General Women, Peace and Security
Conflict Prevention
Disarmament
Participation
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Human Rights
Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform
Date of Paper:
Friday, May 30, 2014
Organization / institution website:
Contact person email:
nbjerler@amnesty.org
Secondary contact person email:
lucy.freeman@amnesty.org
Contact person phone number:
+13478061077
Secondary contact person phone number:
+442074135500
Responsible for submission:
Nicole Bjerler, Amnesty International
Strategic recommendation(s):
- States must improve documentation, investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict, including by a) criminalizing rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence as crimes under international law and define them in accordance with the highest international standards; b) remove barriers to investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based crimes under international law, including statutes of limitation and discriminatory laws, policies and practices; c) commit to enacting and exercising universal jurisdiction and other forms of extraterritorial jurisdiction over rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence that amount to crimes under international law; d) build capacity to map, investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crimes of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict offer technical assistance where required, including support for women human rights defenders; and d) commit to supporting initiatives in intergovernmental bodies to establish commissions of inquiry or referrals to international or hybrid justice mechanisms to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate crimes of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict.
- States must provide greater support, assistance and reparation to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Where necessary, states should create specific national programmes of assistance and reparation to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict. States should support international efforts to provide assistance and reparation to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including through contributions to the ICC Trust Fund for Victims.
- States must ensure full integration of sexual and gender-based violence responses and the promotion of gender equality in all peace and security efforts. States must pursue the full and effective implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on women, peace and security and develop national action plans in consultation with civil society. States should take measures that explicitly integrate gender-sensitive support for and protection of human rights defenders. Moreover, States must ratify the Arms Trade Treaty and effectively implement provisions on gender-based violence.
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