last updated August 4, 2008
Sexual Violence in Disasters: A Planning Guide for Prevention and Response, Alisa Klein, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault and National Sexual Violence Resource Center (2008). (PDF, 69 pages).
Hurricane Katrina served as a catalyst for the production of this report, which suggests measures to take during the stages of pre-disaster planning, during and immediately after the disaster, and throughout the long-term post-disaster recovery period.
Burundi: No Protection from Rape in War and Peace, Amnesty International (October 2007).
Includes discussion of rape in times of armed conflict, rape within the family and communities, problems with traditional dispute resolution practices, and the inadequacies of the Burundian law enforcement and judicial response.
Hungary: Cries Unheard—The Failure to Protect Women from Rape and Sexual Violence in the Home, Amnesty International (May 2007).
Documents the numerous challenges faced by Hungarian women seeking justice and protection from further sexual assault, especially by an intimate partner, including problems with the law, the police, the courts, and more.
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Research & Advocacy Digest, Vol. 9, No. 2 (January 2007). (PDF, 16 pages).
Contains several articles examining intimate partner sexual violence as an issue that combines domestic violence with sexual assault and therefore requires collaborative prevention and service provision efforts.
Nigeria: Rape—The Silent Weapon, Amnesty International (November 2006).
Addresses widespread rape by state and non-state actors in Nigeria, and particularly the impunity of police officers and security force members who commit these offenses.
Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Jamaica: “Just a Little Sex”, Amnesty International (June 2006).
Discusses sexual violence in Jamaica and identifies entrenched discrimination and problems with national legislation and two of the root causes of the problem. Identifies marital rape, incest, and sexual harassment as abuses that are frequently ignored by authorities.
Sexual Assault and Substance Abuse, Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Research & Advocacy Digest, Vol. 8, No. 1 (October 2005). (PDF, 16 pages).
Explores the links between sexual assault and substance abuse among victims before, during, and after assault.
Estimate of the Incidence of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault in the U.S., Adam Negrusz, Ph.D, Matthew Juhascik, Ph.D, & R.E. Gaensslen Ph.D, (November 2005). (PDF, 208 pages).
Violence against Women in Azerbaijan, Alternative Country Report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, World Organization against Torture (8-26 November 2004). (PDF, 52 pages)
Violence Against Women: 10 Reports/Year 2003, FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN. World Organisation Against Torture (2004). (PDF, 426 pages).
This report includes thorough descriptions of sexual assault in: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Eritrea, Estonia, Mali, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, as well as specific recommendations.
Violence Against Women in Estonia, A Report to the Human Rights Committee. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004, (PDF, 30 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of appropriate legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and widespread occurrence of violence against women.
Violence Against Women in Russia, A Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004, (PDF, 42 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of effective legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and occurrence of violence against women.
Violence Against Women in Turkey, A Report to the Committee Against Torture. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004. (PDF, 42 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of effective legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and occurrence of violence against women.
Violence Against Women: 10 Reports/Year 2002, FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN, World Organisation Against Torture (2003). (PDF, 393 pages).
This report includes thorough descriptions of sexual assault in Croatia, Czech Republic, Moldova, Poland, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, as well as specific recommendations.
Response and Recommendations for the Future, Halyna Fedkovych, in NEWW's Online Newsletter (Winter 2003).
Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police & Medical Attention 1992-2000, Callie Marie Rennison, Bureau of Justice Statistics (August 2002). (PDF, 4 pages).
Sexual Assault Benchbook, Michigan Judicial Institute (2002).
Chapter One discusses the definition of sexual violence, Chapters Two through Nine discuss Michigan's criminal laws on sexual violence, and Chapter Ten discusses civil remedies available to victims of sexual violence.
Chapter 6 of the First World Report on Violence and Health, World Health Organization (2002). (PDF, 372 pages; 54-page summary in PDF, press releases and fact sheets available). Also available in Russian.
Bending the Bow: Targeting Women's Human Rights and Opportunities, Open Society Institute, Network Women's Program (2002). (PDF, 116 pages).
Women 2000: An Investigation into the Status of Women's Rights in Central and South-Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (9 November 2000).
These collected individual reports on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union often include statistics on the prevalence of sexual violence. Sections of this report are available online by country. To retrieve the section that addresses women's rights in a particular country, highlight the name of that country in the "Countries" pull-down menu, highlight "Women" in the "Topics" pull-down menu, and enter "2000" in the field for date of publication.
What Will It Take? Stopping Violence Against Women: A Challenge to Governments, Human Rights Watch Backgrounder (June 2000).
Assesses global progress on violence against women in the five years since the 1995 Beijing Conference and recommends areas for continued action.
Women's Rights are Human Rights, in Human Rights Quarterly, Special Issue on Women's Rights (Spring 2000).
World Report 1999: Women's Human Rights, Human Rights Watch (2000).
Ending Violence Against Women, in Population Reports, vol. 7, no. 4 (December 1999).
1999 National Victim Assistance Academy, Grace Coleman et al. eds.
Chapter 9 addresses sexual assault.
Russia Too Little, Too Late: State Response to Violence Against Women, Human Rights Watch, vol. 9, no. 13 (December 1997).
An in-depth report by Human Rights Watch on the Russian government's response to sexual violence.
Sex Offenses & Offenders: An Analysis of Data on Rape & Sexual Assault, Lawrence A. Greenfield, U.S. Dept of Justice (February 1997).
Discusses how sex offending is measured, characteristics of both incidents and offenders, consequences, and law enforcement responses.
The Progress of Nations, UNICEF 41, 42 (1997). (PDF, 72 pages).
Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (July 1996). (PDF, 86 pages).
Discusses the National Institute of Justice's approach to and methodology for collecting information about the prevalence of violence against women.
Women and Violence, United Nations Department of Public Information (February 1996).
Global Report on Women's Rights, Human Rights Watch (1 August 1995).
Includes a brief section devoted to issues of Rape a Weapon of War and a Tool of Political Repression, Sexual Assault of Refugee and Displaced Women, and [Abuses Against Women in Custody.
Rape, Patricia Weiser Easteal, in Violence Prevention Today, no. 1 (October 1992). (PDF, 11 pages). | 