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May 16, 2024

The Sexualized Dimensions of Torture in the Independent International Commission of Inquiry Report on Ukraine and Legal Accountability

By: Rangita de Silva de Alwis

The scale of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has created a new public reckoning on the sexual dimensions of inhumane treatment in Ukraine and other parts of the world. Despite the…
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December 22, 2023

Sexual Violence as a Tactic of War

By: Rangita de Silva de Alwis

This article was originally published on the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School's website.  On December 21st, Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in…
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June 8, 2023

Reflecting on the 10th Anniversary of the CEDAW’s General Recommendation 30 on Women Peace and Security

By: Rangita de Silva de Alwis

As we mark the 10th anniversary of the CEDAW General Recommendation 30—a landmark  document giving “authoritative guidance to countries that have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms…
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