No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict-affected Women and Girls in South Sudan
Categories: Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Violent Conflict
Sub-Categories: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: South Sudan
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2017
Citation: Global Women’s Institute of the George Washington University, the International Rescue Committee, CARE International UK, and Forcier Consulting. No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict-affected Women and Girls in South Sudan. Report. 2017
Sub-Categories: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: South Sudan
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2017
Citation: Global Women’s Institute of the George Washington University, the International Rescue Committee, CARE International UK, and Forcier Consulting. No Safe Place: A Lifetime of Violence for Conflict-affected Women and Girls in South Sudan. Report. 2017
Executive Summary
A study on the prevalence, forms, and drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in South Sudan. The study found that VAWG is pervasive in these conflict zones and are among the highest rates of VAWG in the world. Long-standing discriminatory practices such as bride price, child and forced marriage and polygamy, in addition to years of war, have created an environment where violence against women and girls is common in these parts of South Sudan, with many subjected to violence at the hands of family members from infancy. To reduce violence against women and girls in these areas of South Sudan, humanitarian efforts need to address the root causes and drivers of VAWG as well as provide direct service delivery to these communities.