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Sexual violence in Ukraine - As a result of the war with Russia, sexual crimes perpetrated by Russian soldiers are on the increase. photo: a woman hides her face with her hands.

“We need an example and people will speak up”

211 women and 118 men have been registered as victims of conflict-related sexual violence since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, according to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. Our correspondent in Dnipro spoke to one of the complainants, Olena Y., who told us how difficult but important it is to speak out in […]

By Olga Zhuravel (in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine / Zlochyn)

Genocide of the Yazidis - Photo: in Iraq, Yazidi women hold up placards commemorating the invasion of their region by the Islamic State (EI) group in 2014.

Yazidi genocide trial to take place in France

Sexual violence in Ukraine - Photo: Women stand at the door of their apartment building in the city of Lysychansk, a city without electricity and water, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas.

Prosecuting sexual violence in Ukraine’s war

ICC / Mali - Photo: Abdoulaziz Al Hassan on the day of his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

ICC/Mali: Al Hassan verdict leaves bitter taste

Gender apartheid for women in Iran and women in Afghanistan - Photo: a woman wearing a hijab walks down a street, closely followed by a Taliban patrol.

Crimes against Afghan women drive push to recognize “gender apartheid”

Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Women victims in DRC

Breaking the silence on conflict-related sexual violence

At the Ousman Sonko trial in Switzerland, Gambian plaintiffs pose at the entrance to the court in Bellinzona.

Ousman Sonko faces the first witness

Séraphin Twahirwa at his trial in Belgium for genocide in Rwanda.

"They were founders of a ruthless militia in Kigali"

Around the world, justice for the Church's sexual crimes is increasing. Photo: priest.

Sexual crimes in the Church: pressure grows as revelations spread

Commission on sexual abuse in the Swiss Church. Photo: Activists from Ending Clergy Abuse pose with portraits of members of the clergy.

What next after Swiss report on sexual abuse in the Church?

Trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre in Guinea - Arbitrary detentions, torture... Victims testify about what happened after.

Conakry trial: torture and arbitrary detention in military camps

Oury Baïlo Bah, the brother of a victim of the September 28 massacre, testifies at the trial in Guinea.

Guinea: Victims have their say at the stadium massacre trial

Ukrainian judge Volodymyr Pavlov delivers his verdict on a case of sexual violence during the war in Ukraine

First sentence for sexual violence in the Ukraine war

Exterior view of the district court of Chernihiv in Ukraine.

How a rape trial against Russian soldiers is shaping up in Chernihiv

In a street in Conakry, Guinea, near the stadium, two men in military uniforms arrested a civilian. In the background are other men in uniform.

Guinea prepares for big stadium massacre trial

A church seen at night in France with some ornaments (a cross at the top) illuminated.

Reparations for sexual abuse in the Church: Victims' discontent grows

Mikhail Romanov

Ukraine: The first war time rape trial is held in absentia and behind closed doors

A large group of indigenous women outside the Justice Palace in Guatemala

Guatemala: How indigenous women beat paramilitaries

Women hold a banner that reads in Spanish:

First rift between Colombia’s Peace tribunal and the victims