On June 5, outgoing interim president Adly Mansour issued a decree criminalizing sexual harassment in Egypt. The new law defines “sexual harassment” for the first time in Egyptian history and introduces prison terms and fines to those found guilty of the crime.

(May 8, 2022 – Ottawa) The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict is deeply concerned that only two soldiers were convicted of rape during a military court trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in connection with atrocities that occurred in 2012 in South Kivu province.

Today, eight Nobel Peace Prize laureates issued a statement calling on the Nigerian government and the international community to bolster rescue efforts for over 270 schoolgirls abducted from a secondary school in Nigeria's Borno state.

Anti-western militant group, Boko Haram, is widely suspected to have carried out the abduction and claims many of the girls are being forced into slavery and marriage.

Calls for women-led solutions to end widespread rape and gender violence in India are increasing. But opportunities for Indian women to tackle these issues as elected officials are not.

Nigerian women’s groups are calling on their government to stop gender violence in conflict, such as the abduction of more than 230 girls from a boarding school in the northeastern part of the country two weeks ago.

When the earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, women and girls across the country found themselves at increased risk of rape. As institutions that offered protection and justice fell around them, the women mobilized within displacement camps to protect women and support survivors. The Campaign is proud to release a new documentary on these bold, innovative women. 

Since our launch in 2012, the Campaign has worked alongside activists and civil society organizations to put the issue of sexual violence in conflict on the international agenda. And now it is. From June 10–13 2014, the United Kingdom will host the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict: the largest ever global meeting on this issue.

In March, The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict brought Campaign Members from across Africa together for an energetic and inspiring regional summit in Nairobi, Kenya. 

20 years after more than 800,000 Rwandans perished in the Rwandan Genocide, find out how the sexual violence survivors left behind are finding hope and working to stop rape in conflict.

The International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict and our members have been working hard around the world to prevent sexual violence, protect survivors and prosecute perpetrators. Together we are making an impact - share our news with your friends and invite them to join the Campaign!