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Iran: 42% of Iranian LGBTI are victims of sexual violence and rape

62% of Iranian LGBTI experience one or more forms of violence perpetuated by their immediate family; nearly 30% of them experience sexual violence and more than 77% of them physical violence; close to 38% of them are under pressure for forced marriage.

Call for submissions: Women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in situations of crisis

The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls will present a thematic report on women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in situations of crisis to the 47th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2021. The report will examine women’s and girls’ SRHR within an overarching framework of reasserting gender equality and countering roll-backs.

Lebanon: Sexual Violence Against Men, Trans Women in Syria Conflict

Syrian state and non-state actors have subjected men, boys, transgender women, and nonbinary people to sexual violence during the Syrian conflict, resulting in severe physical and mental health consequences which are compounded by a lack of support services in Lebanon,

Haiti: Sexual harassment enters Haitian criminal law

The new Haitian penal code was published by decree in the official journal of the Republic "Le Moniteur" on June 24, 2020. If it only comes into force in 24 months, it nevertheless introduces many changes that we must keep an eye on. With this new legal instrument, sexual harassment as well as moral harassment make their entry into Haitian criminal legislation.

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Haiti: Update from the authors of the new Penal Code

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Following many criticisms and heated debates, Le Nouvelliste publishes below the defense produced by the former members of the Presidential Commission for the reform of justice. They are the authors of the new Penal Code. Masters Jean Joseph Exumé, Sibylle Théard Mevs, René Magloire, Jean Vandal, Williams Allonce, Florence Mathieu and Edwin Coq provide details on the context which gave birth to the code and on the text itself. This piece does not put an end to the exchanges but sheds a new light on them like any lawyer.

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Wartime sexual violence a ‘psychological weapon’, sets back cause of peace

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Sexual violence is used as a war tactic and a political tool to dehumanize, destabilize and forcibly displace populations across the globe, the UN’s expert on the issue told the Security Council on Friday, pressing countries to adopt a survivor-centred approach that ensures victims will not be forgotten.

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Sexual Violence in Conflict

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We meet today to find effective ways to turn commitments into compliance, and resolutions into results. We meet in the spirit of pursuing a survivor-centered approach, which ensures that survivors of wartime sexual violence will not be forgotten, even in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic that has captured the attention of the world.