Latest items for GEW-DATA-1
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For the timeframe 2020 to present, Cape Verde appears to have had little to no potential for crimes against women and girls during war because the country was not involved in an armed conflict. No published evidence was found of government forces or subnational armed groups using rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or forced labor against women and girls as weapons of war. No cases of sexual exploitation by Cape Verdean peacekeepers were found" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For the timeframe 2020 to present, Cape Verde appears to have had little to no potential for crimes against women and girls during war because the country was not involved in an armed conflict. No published evidence was found of government forces or subnational armed groups using rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or forced labor against women and girls as weapons of war. No cases of sexual exploitation by Cape Verdean peacekeepers were found" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no evidence of wartime or conflict-related rape or kidnapping of women and girls in Canada. Although Canada has experienced protests, political unrest, and Indigenous land disputes, these events are not generally considered armed conflicts and do not clearly fit this wartime-centered variable" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no evidence of wartime or conflict-related rape or kidnapping of women and girls in Canada. Although Canada has experienced protests, political unrest, and Indigenous land disputes, these events are not generally considered armed conflicts and do not clearly fit this wartime-centered variable" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 3, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"An attack by Cameroonian soldiers on March 1, 2020 has come to light in which soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, arrested 35 men, and killed one man, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack on the village of Ebam in the South-West region was one of the worst by Cameroon’s army in recent years" (para 1) "Witnesses said that over 50 soldiers entered Ebam, in Manyu division, in the South-West region, at about 3 a.m. on March 1, 2020, on foot leaving their vehicles in the outskirts. They broke into almost all the 75 homes in the village, looting money and other items, and dragging...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"An attack by Cameroonian soldiers on March 1, 2020 has come to light in which soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, arrested 35 men, and killed one man, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack on the village of Ebam in the South-West region was one of the worst by Cameroon’s army in recent years" (para 1) "Witnesses said that over 50 soldiers entered Ebam, in Manyu division, in the South-West region, at about 3 a.m. on March 1, 2020, on foot leaving their vehicles in the outskirts. They broke into almost all the 75 homes in the village, looting money and other items, and dragging...more
July 29, 2026, 6 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Despite the fact that Cambodia has experienced conflict with Thailand within the "2020-present" timeframe, there have not been any published material on crimes against women and girls, such as rape, during war, nor on sexual exploitation of women by the nation's military serving as peacekeepers in another country, nor on exploitation of women by subnational groups such as rebel movements or rebel armies. There have been scattered reports on GBV in the congested sites where the displaced Cambodian women stay, but data on that appears to be scattered and rather vague in wording" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Despite the fact that Cambodia has experienced conflict with Thailand within the "2020-present" timeframe, there have not been any published material on crimes against women and girls, such as rape, during war, nor on sexual exploitation of women by the nation's military serving as peacekeepers in another country, nor on exploitation of women by subnational groups such as rebel movements or rebel armies. There have been scattered reports on GBV in the congested sites where the displaced Cambodian women stay, but data on that appears to be scattered and rather vague in wording" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
July 21, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Congolese victims of human rights violations and their family members said that Burundian soldiers operating in villages in the high plateaux raped women and girls and beat individuals whom they suspected of collaborating with Burundian armed groups or disobeying their orders. In some cases, FARDC soldiers intervened and stopped the ill-treatment. In other cases, they were not present or did not intervene" (p 13). "Burundian soldiers searched houses for members of RED-Tabara in Masango, a remote village near the Itombwe forest in September 2022. They arrested three women and 12 children during the raid, took them to their military base in Masango and accused them of being wives and children...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Congolese victims of human rights violations and their family members said that Burundian soldiers operating in villages in the high plateaux raped women and girls and beat individuals whom they suspected of collaborating with Burundian armed groups or disobeying their orders. In some cases, FARDC soldiers intervened and stopped the ill-treatment. In other cases, they were not present or did not intervene" (p 13). "Burundian soldiers searched houses for members of RED-Tabara in Masango, a remote village near the Itombwe forest in September 2022. They arrested three women and 12 children during the raid, took them to their military base in Masango and accused them of being wives and children...more
July 20, 2026, 8:47 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Another Expert expressed concern about reports of the ruling party’s youth league, the “Imbonerakure”, using sexual violence as a method of intimidation against women and girls perceived to belong to the political opposition. What investigations were underway into these crimes and how would impunity for them be prevented?" (para 5).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Another Expert expressed concern about reports of the ruling party’s youth league, the “Imbonerakure”, using sexual violence as a method of intimidation against women and girls perceived to belong to the political opposition. What investigations were underway into these crimes and how would impunity for them be prevented?" (para 5).
July 20, 2026, 8 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The Burundi Human Rights Initiative’s report, “Hidden from view: sexual violence by Burundian troops in Congo’s South Kivu province”, documents rape, abductions, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Congolese civilians by members of the Burundian army since they were deployed to South Kivu, in the Democratic of Republic of Congo (DRC), in late 2021 to combat Burundian and Congolese armed groups. Members of the youth league of Burundi’s ruling party, the Imbonerakure, who fought with Burundian troops in the DRC during the unofficial phase of the operation until mid-2022, and members of Burundian armed opposition groups based in the DRC have also raped Congolese women. Two incidents in September 2022 illustrate...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The Burundi Human Rights Initiative’s report, “Hidden from view: sexual violence by Burundian troops in Congo’s South Kivu province”, documents rape, abductions, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Congolese civilians by members of the Burundian army since they were deployed to South Kivu, in the Democratic of Republic of Congo (DRC), in late 2021 to combat Burundian and Congolese armed groups. Members of the youth league of Burundi’s ruling party, the Imbonerakure, who fought with Burundian troops in the DRC during the unofficial phase of the operation until mid-2022, and members of Burundian armed opposition groups based in the DRC have also raped Congolese women. Two incidents in September 2022 illustrate...more
July 7, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The UN secretary-general’s report...documented that '20 children, all girls between the ages of 12 and 17, were subjected to rape,' and that seven violations were attributed to JNIM, six to unidentified individuals, four to VDPs, and three to IS Sahel.Six of the twenty victims, the report states, were 'raped and maimed, and one died following collective rape.' In only one case was the alleged perpetrator, a VDP, was arrested" (p. 40). "...Accounts from survivors of sexual violence also detailed abductions, group assaults, severe beatings, and threats, often carried out while trying to extract information about soldiers or local defense volunteers. Islamist fighters attacked women of all faiths, frequently using intimidation...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The UN secretary-general’s report...documented that '20 children, all girls between the ages of 12 and 17, were subjected to rape,' and that seven violations were attributed to JNIM, six to unidentified individuals, four to VDPs, and three to IS Sahel.Six of the twenty victims, the report states, were 'raped and maimed, and one died following collective rape.' In only one case was the alleged perpetrator, a VDP, was arrested" (p. 40). "...Accounts from survivors of sexual violence also detailed abductions, group assaults, severe beatings, and threats, often carried out while trying to extract information about soldiers or local defense volunteers. Islamist fighters attacked women of all faiths, frequently using intimidation...more
July 6, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Armed Islamist groups that began attacking Burkina Faso in 2016 have become increasingly abusive, carrying out hundreds of killings, summary executions, rapes of civilians, and widespread pillaging. Also since 2016, government security forces and militias engaged in counterterrorism operations have allegedly unlawfully killed hundreds of civilians and suspected Islamist fighters, fueling recruitment into armed groups. The fighting has forced 1.8 million people from their homes, most from the Sahel and Centre-Nord regions of the country" (para 2). "illagers said that heavily armed Islamist fighters killed civilians during attacks and planted deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Fighters in dozens of cases raped and otherwise abused women and girls who were foraging...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Armed Islamist groups that began attacking Burkina Faso in 2016 have become increasingly abusive, carrying out hundreds of killings, summary executions, rapes of civilians, and widespread pillaging. Also since 2016, government security forces and militias engaged in counterterrorism operations have allegedly unlawfully killed hundreds of civilians and suspected Islamist fighters, fueling recruitment into armed groups. The fighting has forced 1.8 million people from their homes, most from the Sahel and Centre-Nord regions of the country" (para 2). "illagers said that heavily armed Islamist fighters killed civilians during attacks and planted deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Fighters in dozens of cases raped and otherwise abused women and girls who were foraging...more
July 6, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The killing and maiming of children [by armed groups] was the most prominent grave violation, followed by abduction, and recruitment and use. Of particular concern was an increase in the number of verified attacks on schools within the reporting period. Rape and other forms of sexual violence remained underreported. The denial of humanitarian access, as well as the detention of children for their alleged associations with armed groups, were also issues of great concern in relation to child protection" (para 12). "The country task force verified that 20 children, all girls between the ages of 12 and 17, were subjected to rape. Verified violations were attributed to JNIM (7), unidentified...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The killing and maiming of children [by armed groups] was the most prominent grave violation, followed by abduction, and recruitment and use. Of particular concern was an increase in the number of verified attacks on schools within the reporting period. Rape and other forms of sexual violence remained underreported. The denial of humanitarian access, as well as the detention of children for their alleged associations with armed groups, were also issues of great concern in relation to child protection" (para 12). "The country task force verified that 20 children, all girls between the ages of 12 and 17, were subjected to rape. Verified violations were attributed to JNIM (7), unidentified...more
July 1, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there is little to no potential for wartime rape or conflict-related sexual assault against women and girls in Bulgaria, as the country has not been experiencing an internal or international armed conflict during this period. No evidence was found that the Bulgarian government, military, police, rebel groups, militias, or other subnational armed groups have used rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or sexual assault against women and girls as a weapon of war. Existing reports on Bulgaria discuss general gender-based violence, domestic violence, trafficking, and police abuse concerns, but these are not documented as wartime or conflict-related crimes. Therefore, no cases of wartime rape/assault against Bulgarian women...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, there is little to no potential for wartime rape or conflict-related sexual assault against women and girls in Bulgaria, as the country has not been experiencing an internal or international armed conflict during this period. No evidence was found that the Bulgarian government, military, police, rebel groups, militias, or other subnational armed groups have used rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or sexual assault against women and girls as a weapon of war. Existing reports on Bulgaria discuss general gender-based violence, domestic violence, trafficking, and police abuse concerns, but these are not documented as wartime or conflict-related crimes. Therefore, no cases of wartime rape/assault against Bulgarian women...more
June 30, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Baby Yasser is one of thousands of children born to rape survivors in the three years of fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces" (para 2). "Nesma [Sudanese rape victim at the hands of armed RSF fighters] passed out as the third fighter raped her. 'When I came to, it was morning. I went outside and one of the men from the bus was shot dead on the ground.' Her story matches the modus operandi of RSF fighters, who UN experts have accused of systematic sexual violence" (para 5-6). "In a single town in Darfur, 'there are hundreds and hundreds of girls, all raped, none of whom...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Baby Yasser is one of thousands of children born to rape survivors in the three years of fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces" (para 2). "Nesma [Sudanese rape victim at the hands of armed RSF fighters] passed out as the third fighter raped her. 'When I came to, it was morning. I went outside and one of the men from the bus was shot dead on the ground.' Her story matches the modus operandi of RSF fighters, who UN experts have accused of systematic sexual violence" (para 5-6). "In a single town in Darfur, 'there are hundreds and hundreds of girls, all raped, none of whom...more
June 29, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For Botswana from 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no potential for crimes against women and girls, such as rape, during war, because Botswana has not been experiencing war, civil war, insurgency, rebel-group conflict, or armed militia conflict during this timeframe. There is no recorded evidence that rape, kidnapping, or sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war inside Botswana, nor evidence of subnational armed groups using such tactics against the government or women and girls. Botswana did contribute troops to the SADC Mission in Mozambique from 2021 to 2024, but there appears to be no published allegations that Botswana peacekeepers or deployed troops sexually...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For Botswana from 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no potential for crimes against women and girls, such as rape, during war, because Botswana has not been experiencing war, civil war, insurgency, rebel-group conflict, or armed militia conflict during this timeframe. There is no recorded evidence that rape, kidnapping, or sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war inside Botswana, nor evidence of subnational armed groups using such tactics against the government or women and girls. Botswana did contribute troops to the SADC Mission in Mozambique from 2021 to 2024, but there appears to be no published allegations that Botswana peacekeepers or deployed troops sexually...more
June 25, 2026, 5:28 p.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Brunei has had little to no potential for war-related rape or sexual violence against women and girls because the country has not experienced war, civil war, insurgency, or major internal armed conflict during this period. Although Brunei is involved in the broader South China Sea territorial dispute, this has not resulted in a domestic armed conflict or documented wartime sexual violence against Bruneian women and girls. There is also little to no publicly available evidence that Brunei government forces, police, military personnel, or subnational armed groups have used rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, or trafficking as weapons of war. Brunei has contributed personnel to UN...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Brunei has had little to no potential for war-related rape or sexual violence against women and girls because the country has not experienced war, civil war, insurgency, or major internal armed conflict during this period. Although Brunei is involved in the broader South China Sea territorial dispute, this has not resulted in a domestic armed conflict or documented wartime sexual violence against Bruneian women and girls. There is also little to no publicly available evidence that Brunei government forces, police, military personnel, or subnational armed groups have used rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, or trafficking as weapons of war. Brunei has contributed personnel to UN...more
June 24, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Brazil does not appear to have an ongoing conventional war, civil war, or rebel conflict in which rape or sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war. Available sources show serious levels of gender-based violence, trafficking, armed criminal violence, and sexual exploitation risks connected to organized crime and illegal mining, but these are not clearly documented as wartime rape or conflict-related sexual violence. Therefore, this variable should be coded as little to no war-related potential, while noting that Brazilian women and girls still face serious non-war-related sexual violence and trafficking risks (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Brazil does not appear to have an ongoing conventional war, civil war, or rebel conflict in which rape or sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war. Available sources show serious levels of gender-based violence, trafficking, armed criminal violence, and sexual exploitation risks connected to organized crime and illegal mining, but these are not clearly documented as wartime rape or conflict-related sexual violence. Therefore, this variable should be coded as little to no war-related potential, while noting that Brazilian women and girls still face serious non-war-related sexual violence and trafficking risks (MR-CODER COMMENT).
June 17, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Bosnia-Herzegovina does not appear to be experiencing active war or armed conflict, so there is little to no current potential for rape or similar crimes against women and girls to be used as weapons of war. However, Bosnia-Herzegovina has strong historical evidence of conflict-related sexual violence from the 1992–1995 war, when approximately 20,000 women and men were raped or sexually abused. Current evidence mainly concerns postwar prosecutions, reparations, and survivor justice, rather than new war-related rape or trafficking from 2020 to present
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the timeframe 2020 to present, Bosnia-Herzegovina does not appear to be experiencing active war or armed conflict, so there is little to no current potential for rape or similar crimes against women and girls to be used as weapons of war. However, Bosnia-Herzegovina has strong historical evidence of conflict-related sexual violence from the 1992–1995 war, when approximately 20,000 women and men were raped or sexually abused. Current evidence mainly concerns postwar prosecutions, reparations, and survivor justice, rather than new war-related rape or trafficking from 2020 to present
June 16, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there are no publicly available data, reports, or survivor testimonies showing that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war or sustained armed conflict in Bolivia. Bolivia has experienced significant internal political unrest, protest violence, road blockades, clashes with police, a failed military coup attempt in 2024, and serious confrontations involving irregular groups and military facilities; however, these events do not amount to a conventional war or sustained civil war. The strongest related evidence concerns Bolivia’s late-2019 post-election crisis, under a different government administration, where human-rights reporting documented sexual and gender-based violence during political violence and security-force operations. However, for...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there are no publicly available data, reports, or survivor testimonies showing that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war or sustained armed conflict in Bolivia. Bolivia has experienced significant internal political unrest, protest violence, road blockades, clashes with police, a failed military coup attempt in 2024, and serious confrontations involving irregular groups and military facilities; however, these events do not amount to a conventional war or sustained civil war. The strongest related evidence concerns Bolivia’s late-2019 post-election crisis, under a different government administration, where human-rights reporting documented sexual and gender-based violence during political violence and security-force operations. However, for...more
June 15, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there are no publicly available data, reports, or survivor testimonies showing that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war or armed conflict in Bhutan. Bhutan does not appear to have experienced active local, provincial, national, or international armed conflict during this period, although it has ongoing border/territorial tensions with China. Bhutan has contributed Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Bhutan Police personnel to UN peacekeeping missions, but I did not find public allegations or data showing sexual exploitation of women by Bhutanese peacekeepers abroad. Therefore, there appears to be little to no conflict-related potential for this variable during the timeframe,...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there are no publicly available data, reports, or survivor testimonies showing that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war or armed conflict in Bhutan. Bhutan does not appear to have experienced active local, provincial, national, or international armed conflict during this period, although it has ongoing border/territorial tensions with China. Bhutan has contributed Royal Bhutan Army and Royal Bhutan Police personnel to UN peacekeeping missions, but I did not find public allegations or data showing sexual exploitation of women by Bhutanese peacekeepers abroad. Therefore, there appears to be little to no conflict-related potential for this variable during the timeframe,...more
June 15, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"When a mob of armed Taliban fighters arrived at the front door of 22-year-old Tahmina, the model was home alone. It was nearly midnight in early September 2021, shortly after the militant group conquered Kabul and began to implement a brutal system of gender apartheid, erasing women from public life. 'As soon as I opened the door, a group of armed men entered. The first words I heard were, 'Kill this whore,' Tahmina, speaking under a pseudonym, revealed to Afghanistan International. One of the men opened his phone and began filming, as others beat her, tore her shirt open, and subjected her to gang rape, all the while accusing her...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"When a mob of armed Taliban fighters arrived at the front door of 22-year-old Tahmina, the model was home alone. It was nearly midnight in early September 2021, shortly after the militant group conquered Kabul and began to implement a brutal system of gender apartheid, erasing women from public life. 'As soon as I opened the door, a group of armed men entered. The first words I heard were, 'Kill this whore,' Tahmina, speaking under a pseudonym, revealed to Afghanistan International. One of the men opened his phone and began filming, as others beat her, tore her shirt open, and subjected her to gang rape, all the while accusing her...more
June 10, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"In 2024 alone, 56 civilian kidnappings were recorded in Alibori and Atacora, highlighting the threat posed by NSAGs [ non-state armed groups] (ACLED accessed 23/01/2025). Reports indicate that gender-based violence has increased amid the conflict, with risks including physical assault and forced marriage, particularly in areas under NSAG influence or where displaced populations face heightened vulnerabilities (UNICEF 26/11/2024; APA 19/09/2024; REcAP network 06/2024)" (para 15).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"In 2024 alone, 56 civilian kidnappings were recorded in Alibori and Atacora, highlighting the threat posed by NSAGs [ non-state armed groups] (ACLED accessed 23/01/2025). Reports indicate that gender-based violence has increased amid the conflict, with risks including physical assault and forced marriage, particularly in areas under NSAG influence or where displaced populations face heightened vulnerabilities (UNICEF 26/11/2024; APA 19/09/2024; REcAP network 06/2024)" (para 15).
June 8, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the given timeframe, 2020 to present, there is little to no documented evidence of war-related rape or other crimes against women and girls during war in Belize. Belize is not currently documented as being in a war, civil conflict, or insurgency, and no evidence was found of rebel armies using rape, kidnapping, or sexual exploitation as a tactic of war against the government. While Belize does face gang violence, trafficking, forced labor, and gender-based violence, these appear to be criminal-security issues rather than documented war-related sexual violence (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the given timeframe, 2020 to present, there is little to no documented evidence of war-related rape or other crimes against women and girls during war in Belize. Belize is not currently documented as being in a war, civil conflict, or insurgency, and no evidence was found of rebel armies using rape, kidnapping, or sexual exploitation as a tactic of war against the government. While Belize does face gang violence, trafficking, forced labor, and gender-based violence, these appear to be criminal-security issues rather than documented war-related sexual violence (MR-CODER COMMENT).
June 5, 2026, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there is little to no evidence that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war in Belgium. Belgium has had little to no potential for this variable because it has not been at war or a war zone in the last decade or so. No evidence was found of war-related rape, sexual exploitation of women by Belgium’s military serving as peacekeepers in another country, or exploitation of women and girls by rebel movements or rebel armies against the Belgian government. Therefore, GEW-DATA-1 is best coded as little to no documented war-related rape or conflict-related crimes against women and girls for...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the required timeframe, 2020 to present, there is little to no evidence that crimes against women and girls, such as rape, occurred during war in Belgium. Belgium has had little to no potential for this variable because it has not been at war or a war zone in the last decade or so. No evidence was found of war-related rape, sexual exploitation of women by Belgium’s military serving as peacekeepers in another country, or exploitation of women and girls by rebel movements or rebel armies against the Belgian government. Therefore, GEW-DATA-1 is best coded as little to no documented war-related rape or conflict-related crimes against women and girls for...more
June 4, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Belarus
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"There were, however, reports of abductions by security forces of opposition leaders. For example, on September 7, masked members of the security forces approached opposition leader Maryya Kalesnikava on the street in Minsk and forced her into a van. According to Kalesnikava’s lawyer, the men first took her to the Ministry of Internal Affair’s Main Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption, where she was held for several hours without registering her detention. She was then brought to the central office of the Committee for State Security (BKGB), where she was told to depart the country voluntarily. After Kalesnikava refused, she was taken to the Ukrainian border on September 8,...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"There were, however, reports of abductions by security forces of opposition leaders. For example, on September 7, masked members of the security forces approached opposition leader Maryya Kalesnikava on the street in Minsk and forced her into a van. According to Kalesnikava’s lawyer, the men first took her to the Ministry of Internal Affair’s Main Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Corruption, where she was held for several hours without registering her detention. She was then brought to the central office of the Committee for State Security (BKGB), where she was told to depart the country voluntarily. After Kalesnikava refused, she was taken to the Ukrainian border on September 8,...more
June 4, 2026, 5:03 p.m.
Countries: Belarus
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"There has also been evidence of sex- and gender-based violence committed by Belarusian security forces against individuals of all gender identities. The violence includes rape and other forms of violence like sexualized torture and forced nudity, and it has largely occurred in police vehicles, police stations, and detention facilities. Verbal acts include threats of rape and gang rape to degrade and intimidate detainees; LGBTQ+-identifying individuals have faced more severe verbal violence of this type. Since 2021, there have been 121 documented incidents of unnecessary strip and cavity searches in detention facilities. Such searches were not carried out for security purposes, but rather with the intent to intimidate and humiliate detainees,...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"There has also been evidence of sex- and gender-based violence committed by Belarusian security forces against individuals of all gender identities. The violence includes rape and other forms of violence like sexualized torture and forced nudity, and it has largely occurred in police vehicles, police stations, and detention facilities. Verbal acts include threats of rape and gang rape to degrade and intimidate detainees; LGBTQ+-identifying individuals have faced more severe verbal violence of this type. Since 2021, there have been 121 documented incidents of unnecessary strip and cavity searches in detention facilities. Such searches were not carried out for security purposes, but rather with the intent to intimidate and humiliate detainees,...more
May 30, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"...Rape has been used as a weapon of war through decades of strife between the DRC’s military, ethnic Hutu militias and Tutsi insurgents. That discord is rooted in the 1994 mass slaughter of Tutsis by Hutus in neighboring Rwanda, a genocide that destabilized both nations and has kept them locked in conflict" (para 5). "Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, 70, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work on combating sexual violence in DRC. He has treated tens of thousands of rape victims and survived two wars, including the First Congo War of the late 1990s, when he said armed men massacred colleagues and patients at a hospital...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"...Rape has been used as a weapon of war through decades of strife between the DRC’s military, ethnic Hutu militias and Tutsi insurgents. That discord is rooted in the 1994 mass slaughter of Tutsis by Hutus in neighboring Rwanda, a genocide that destabilized both nations and has kept them locked in conflict" (para 5). "Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, 70, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work on combating sexual violence in DRC. He has treated tens of thousands of rape victims and survived two wars, including the First Congo War of the late 1990s, when he said armed men massacred colleagues and patients at a hospital...more
May 27, 2026, 7:46 p.m.
Countries: Barbados
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the given timeframe, 2020 to present, there has not been any documented data showing commonality of rape, kidnapping, trafficking, forced labor, or other crimes against women and girls during war or armed conflict in Barbados. Barbados does not appear to have experienced armed conflict during this period, and the reports of police brutality published in Janurary of 2025 reflect domestic policing concerns rather than patterned and common wartime sexual violence. (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
For the given timeframe, 2020 to present, there has not been any documented data showing commonality of rape, kidnapping, trafficking, forced labor, or other crimes against women and girls during war or armed conflict in Barbados. Barbados does not appear to have experienced armed conflict during this period, and the reports of police brutality published in Janurary of 2025 reflect domestic policing concerns rather than patterned and common wartime sexual violence. (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 26, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"More than hundred Bangladeshi peacekeepers of the United Nations mission in Liberia were sent back home on March 1 after they were embroiled in a sex scandal....The source said the five paid for having sex with local women and took pictures of sexual acts. They later went to a local photo studio to print the pictures for $25 (Liberian)" (para 1,4). This information shows the commonality of sexual exploitation of women ang girls in the countries to which Bangladeshi peecekeepers are sent (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"More than hundred Bangladeshi peacekeepers of the United Nations mission in Liberia were sent back home on March 1 after they were embroiled in a sex scandal....The source said the five paid for having sex with local women and took pictures of sexual acts. They later went to a local photo studio to print the pictures for $25 (Liberian)" (para 1,4). This information shows the commonality of sexual exploitation of women ang girls in the countries to which Bangladeshi peecekeepers are sent (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 20, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
From 2020 to present, crimes against women and girls such as rape during war appear to have little to no potential in Bahrain, as the country has not been engaged in active armed conflict. No war-related rape has been documented under the current or any previous government administration. While Iranian-backed militant groups such as Al-Ashtar Brigades operate within the country, no instances of sexual exploitation by these groups or by Bahraini peacekeeping forces abroad were identified (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
From 2020 to present, crimes against women and girls such as rape during war appear to have little to no potential in Bahrain, as the country has not been engaged in active armed conflict. No war-related rape has been documented under the current or any previous government administration. While Iranian-backed militant groups such as Al-Ashtar Brigades operate within the country, no instances of sexual exploitation by these groups or by Bahraini peacekeeping forces abroad were identified (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 18, 2026, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Amnesty has reported that girls as young as 12 have been raped in an effort to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage" (para 16). "The use of sexual violence intensified during the 2022 anti-government protests, which erupted after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Amnesty documented testimonies from at least 45 survivors, including men, women and children, who reported rape, gang rape and other forms of sexual violence. The organisation stated that ‘Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protestors as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Amnesty has reported that girls as young as 12 have been raped in an effort to inflict lasting physical and psychological damage" (para 16). "The use of sexual violence intensified during the 2022 anti-government protests, which erupted after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Amnesty documented testimonies from at least 45 survivors, including men, women and children, who reported rape, gang rape and other forms of sexual violence. The organisation stated that ‘Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protestors as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide...more
April 21, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, panicked families and activists trying to help have regularly sounded the alarm on social media that women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority have mysteriously disappeared or been kidnapped. Many fear that their sect is being targeted as retribution for the brutality of Mr. al-Assad, who also belongs to the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam" (para 5). "The Times verified the kidnappings of 13 Alawite women and girls, in addition to one man and one boy. Five said they had been raped. Two came home pregnant" (para 8). "The family of one [Alawite] woman [in Syria] said it...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, panicked families and activists trying to help have regularly sounded the alarm on social media that women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority have mysteriously disappeared or been kidnapped. Many fear that their sect is being targeted as retribution for the brutality of Mr. al-Assad, who also belongs to the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam" (para 5). "The Times verified the kidnappings of 13 Alawite women and girls, in addition to one man and one boy. Five said they had been raped. Two came home pregnant" (para 8). "The family of one [Alawite] woman [in Syria] said it...more