International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict

Whether a woman is forced into the sexual slavery of being a ‘comfort woman’ or raped as attempt to shame and dishonor her before her entire community, conflict’s most brutal violence is often perpetrated against women. It is only in the recent past that this fact has been acknowledged by the inclusion of rape as a War Crime. Indeed, rape was one of the key prosecutorial elements of the Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Yet, despite the growing awareness of the international community to this problem, it continues almost unabated. As an attempt to raise awareness of women's precarious situation in conflict zones around the world, as well as to inspire actions to change that reality, the “International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Conflict in Conflict” is holding a week of Action May 6-13, 2012. Please consider signing the agreement and passing this information on to others.