Litigation Strategies for sexual violence in Africa

Sexual violence is the most pervasive form of violence in many of the conflict-ridden countries in Africa and continues to remain so, through various post-conflict stages even after the conflict has ended. Violence, particularly of a sexual nature and against women, that was characteristic of a prolonged conflict, comes to be accepted as the norm and part of the culture more so than it was prior to the conflict.

The Association REDRESS publishes a manual on Litigation strategies for sexual violence in Africa.

This new manual, written by gender expert Vahida Nainar, examines the different legal options available to a victim/survivor of sexual violence or a rights group on her behalf. A French translation will also be available shortly.