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Sexual violence

Forms and contexts of sexual violence

A wide range of sexually violent acts can take place in different circumstances and settings. These include, for example:

  • Rape by strangers;
  • rape within marriage or dating relationships;
  • systematic "war rape" during armed conflict;
  • unwanted sexual advances or sexual harassment, including demanding sex in return for favors;
  • sexual abuse of mentally or physically disabled people;
  • sexual abuse of children;
  • forced marriage or cohabitation, including the marriage of children;
  • denial of the right to use contraception or to adopt other measures to protect against sexually transmitted diseases;
  • forced abortion;
  • violent acts against sexual integrity, including genital mulitation and obligatory inspections for virginity;
  • forced prostitution and trafficking of people for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

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