Human Rights Tools E-Library- 3 Specific issues and population groups

IASC Guidelines for GBV interventions in Humanitarian Settings - http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/subsidi/tf_gender/gbv.asp

The primary purpose of these guidelines is to enable communities, governments and humanitarian organizations, including UN agencies, NGOs, and CBOs, to establish and coordinate a set of minimum multi-sectoral interventions to prevent and respond to sexual violence during the early phase of an emergency. - [Read more]

WHO Manual: Clinical management of survivors of rape - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/WHO_RHR_02.08.pdf#search=%22WHO%20Manual%3A%20Clinical%20management%20of%20survivors%20of%20rape%22

Covers: Making preparations to offer medical care to rape survivors, Preparing the survivor for the examination, Taking the history, Collecting forensic evidence, Performing the physical and genital examination, Counselling the survivor, Follow-up care of the survivor, Care for child survivors. - [Read more]

UNHCR: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees: Guidelines for prevention and response - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LGEL-5PHBUQ/$FILE/hcr-guidelines-may03.pdf?OpenElement

These guidelines offer practical advice on how to design strategies and carry out activities aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence. UNHCR, May 2003. - [Read more]

UNFPA Manual: Sexual and Gender-based Violence - http://www.unfpa.org/emergencies/manual/4.htm

Chapter Four of a the UNFPA manual on reproductive health in refugee situation. Less detailed than the WHO and UNHCR manuals. - [Read more]

UNHCR: Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response - http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/LGEL-5N8HEN/$FILE/unhcr-violence-mar95.pdf?OpenElement

Describes sexual violence (causes, consequences), and how this problem can be addressed, integrating various types of response (interventions to authorities, medical, camp security, etc). Factual and concise. Produced by UNHCR, 1995. - [Read more]

Sexual Violence Research Initiative - http://www.svri.org/

Sexual violence is a public health problem and a violation of human rights. It occurs worldwide and has a profound impact on physical, mental and social well-being both immediately and in the long-term. Despite this, sexual violence has received little attention so far from researchers, policy-makers and programme designers. Interventions to prevent or respond to sexual violence are limited and many have not been evaluated. - [Read more]

MSF programme for rape victims in Congo Brazzaville - http://www.msf.org.au/stories/twproject/2004/035twp.shtml

Example of an integrated programme which offers medical treatment, psychological and social support, advice on judicial procedures. - [Read more]

Center for Reproductive Rights - http://www.reproductiverights.org/publications.html

The Center for Repreoductive Rights offers an excellent information and resources. Check out their "issues" sections on abortion, adolescents, contraception, safe pregancy, human rights. We link to their publication section, which also offers reference manuals for download. - [Read more]

Sexual violence

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