sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)

Since MSF raised the alarm about sexual violence and the crisis in eastern DRC as a whole, a slew of diplomats, U.N. officials, and local authorities have visited and expressed…

The International Criminal Court's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution helps unpack how gender is used in persecutory targeting.

Gender must be “on the table” throughout the discussion and eventual negotiation of a treaty on crimes against humanity, and everywhere that States seek to prevent or punish…

"Including the crime of gender persecution within the Rome Statute constitutes a significant step in the development of international criminal law related to the investigation…

Sexual assault is incompatible with serving in public office, according to large majorities of voters.

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.

Golos Party Leader Kira Rudik describes the harrowing year in Ukraine's Parliament since Russia’s full-scale assault.

"Calls for accountability for ... forced abortion in Nigeria form part of a broader trend in scholarship and practice, where reproductive violence is increasingly being recognized…

The creation of the first U.N. fact-finding mission on Iran signals that the world will not stand silent in the face of egregious human rights abuses.

If States are to fully deliver on their obligations under the Geneva Conventions, they must recognize all forms of gender-based violence.

With millions facing death, time is of the essence for the United States to demonstrate its commitment to the people of Tigray.

An impartial accounting for crimes committed in Ethiopia must be conducted and a mechanism set up for the country to heal.