Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Political Transitions, Security Sector Reform (SSR), Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: No Region
Year: 2013
Citation: Skjelsbaek, Inger. "Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings." Oslo: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, 2013.
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Political Transitions, Security Sector Reform (SSR), Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: No Region
Year: 2013
Citation: Skjelsbaek, Inger. "Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings." Oslo: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, 2013.
Abstract
The laudable focus on assisting victims of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings distracts attention from the need to focus
on dealing with the perpetrators of such violence, which is the only way to prevent it from happening. The current British initiative is an
attempt to do this. Generally, zero-tolerance policies regarding military sexual violence should be implemented and their implementation
should be monitored, militaries should train their soldiers to avoid violent sexual behaviour and more men should be engaged to promote
work on gender equality and against violent sexual behaviour. Another area that needs attention is the forgotten victims of sexual violence,
including male victims of such violence and children born from rape.