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Towards an Anti-Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Norm in the Great Lakes Regional of Africa

A Civil Society Review of the implementation of the 2011 Kampala Declaration on Sexual and Gender Based Violence of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region. This study was undertaken to assess the progress made by the eleven member states of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in implementing the landmark 2011 Kampala Declaration to prevent, punish and respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the region. The 2011 Kampala declaration defined the actions to be undertaken to prevent the occurrence of SGBV, end impunity for sexual crimes and provide support with legal, financial, medical and psychosocial support. Three years later, Isis-WICCE has commissioned a research study on behalf of the Regional Civil Society Coordinating Committee on the SGBV Declaration, to examine the current status of implementation. The report looks at States efforts to domesticate and implement relevant protocols, provide concrete support for judicial and security sector reform, as well as ensuring strong supporting structures, special courts or specific legal procedures against SGBV.

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Uploaded on: Sep 15, 2015
Last Updated: Dec 07, 2015
Year Published: 2014
Author: Laura Nyirinkindi


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Resource Type: Practitioner Resources Issues: Criminal Justice, Gender-based violence, Women's Rights Tool Type: Reports / Research Method: Improving Governance, Accountability and Transparency, Research Languages: English Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa