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The Global Survivors Fund recognises milestone in the right to reparations for Yazidi survivors of ISIS captivity in Iraq
Geneva, 3 March 2021 The Global Survivors Fund welcomes the adoption of the Yazidi Survivors Law by the Parliament of Iraq yesterday. When implemented, the law will enable the recognition of the suffering of survivors of ISIS captivity and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), as well as the fulfilment of their right to reparations and the […]
Ugandan ex-child soldier guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity
The Guardian, 4 February 2021 The article reports on the landmark judgment of the International Criminal Court which saw Dominic Ongwen convicted of 61 individual charges of murder, rape, sexual slavery, abduction and torture as a commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the violent conflict which occurred in Uganda in the mid-1980s. While […]
The Global Survivors Fund welcomes South Sudan efforts to secure justice for survivors of a devastating conflict
Geneva, 2 February 2021 The Global Survivors Fund (“the GSF”) welcomes the approval of the Government of South Sudan to proceed with the establishment of the Transitional Justice, Accountability, Reconciliation and Healing Institutions to address violations committed during the conflict. In accordance with the Chapter V of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic […]
The Global Survivors Fund calls for justice and reparations for survivors of sexual violence committed in the 28 September Stadium in Guinea
Geneva, 28 September 2020 “As we are commemorating the tragic events of the 28 September in Guinea, the Global Survivors Fund calls upon the Government of Guinea to live up to its commitment and immediately proceed with the organization of the trial and the establishment of a reparations programme for survivors of sexual violence and […]
Statement by Dr. Denis Mukwege on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
As we recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we wish to recall first and foremost the seriousness of acts of sexual violence committed as a strategy of war, domination, and terror. Such acts have serious and lasting consequences for the victims and affected communities, but also for society […]