Special Rapporteur on VAW: Violence against women in times of armed conflict

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

Thematic Report

In follow-up to her previous reports on violence against women in the family and in the community, the present report analyses various forms of violence against women as perpetrated and/or condoned by the State. The first chapter addresses violence against women in armed conflict. In chapter II, the Special Rapporteur looks at custodial violence against women. In chapter III, she examines violence against refugee and internally displaced women.