Report
A report on the steps the international community has taken to protect children in armed conflict, with a focus on the Security Council's Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism for grave violations against children. It draws on 16 years of data from the Secretary-General's annual reports.
Report Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
The public version of a joint submission, made in March 2022, to Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace, the justice part of the country's transitional justice system. It sets out findings on sexual violence against men and boys during the armed conflict, prepared with Colombian victims' organisations and focus groups of male victims.
Report
Research by All Survivors Project with its Afghan partner, Youth Health and Development Organization, on the barriers men and boys face in getting healthcare after sexual violence in Afghanistan. It looks at the quality of care available and makes recommendations for health services.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A short documentary released by All Survivors Project on its fourth anniversary, on conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Sri Lanka, Syria and Turkey. It includes survivors' accounts.
Article
A peer-reviewed realist review asking how, why and in what circumstances medical and mental health and psychosocial support interventions improve health outcomes for male and LGBT survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. It was published in the journal Conflict and Health.
Report
A briefing that summarises a review of health interventions for men, boys and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. It finds the evidence base weak and sparse, with no studies of interventions aimed specifically at these survivors, and sets out what services and research need to change.
Perspective Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
An essay by Wokorach Mogi of Refugee Law Project, written with guidance from Onen David Ongwech and Dr Chris Dolan, on the barriers refugee men face in seeking help after conflict-related sexual violence. It was first published by Refugee Law Project in April 2020.
Tool or guide
A checklist from All Survivors Project for governments and the agencies that support them, including national human rights institutions, United Nations field operations and non-governmental organisations. It sets out practical steps to prevent conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys and to respond to it.
Report Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A report by Lawyers and Doctors for Human Rights on sexual violence and torture against men and boys in the Syrian conflict, and its effects on survivors. It argues that this violence is widespread and poorly recognised.
Report Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
All Survivors Project research on the extent of conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys in the Central African Republic and the factors that make them vulnerable. It draws on a literature review, key informant interviews, interviews with survivors and focus group discussions, and makes recommendations to national authorities, the United Nations and non-governmental organisations.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A testimony film from Refugee Law Project in which a male survivor describes conflict-related sexual violence where the perpetrator was a woman in a position of military authority. Accounts of sexual violence by women are rarely documented.
Report Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A report for the International Truth and Justice Project, written by Dr Heleen Touquet of the University of Leuven, on sexual violence against men in Sri Lanka, which often takes place under the label of torture. It is based on survivors' own accounts.
Report
A UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) study of sexual violence against men and boys in the Syria conflict and among Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries. It looks at the risks they face and their access to services.
Report
A report by All Survivors Project and UCLA School of Law comparing sexual violence against men and boys in Sri Lanka and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It looks at what has been learned in each setting and what that means for responses elsewhere.
Report
A report on the work of Men of Hope, a support group of male refugee survivors in Uganda, and on activism as part of healing. It comes from a collaborative study between Refugee Law Project and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
Part of Refugee Law Project's Journeys to Activism series. Aime Moninga, an activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks about the need for laws that protect men who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
Part of Refugee Law Project's Journeys to Activism series. Alain Kabenga, an activist with Men of Hope Refugee Association in Uganda, speaks about advocating for the rights of male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
Part of Refugee Law Project's Journeys to Activism series. Stephen Kighoma, an activist with Men of Hope Refugee Association in Uganda, speaks about raising awareness of conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys. He took part in the first SSI in Kampala in 2013.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
Part of Refugee Law Project's Journeys to Activism series. Thierry Inongi, a human rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks about his work as an advocate for male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A film scripted, filmed and acted by members of Men of Hope, a support group of male survivors. It shows the effects of sexual violence against men in conflict, including on family life, work and community standing.
Perspective
A personal essay by Alastair Hilton, a founder member of SSI, on his work with male survivors and on the first South-South Institute in Kampala in 2013. It was first published on the Good Men Project website shortly after that meeting.
Article Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A 2011 piece of journalism by Will Storr, reported in Uganda, on sexual violence against men in conflict and how little it was recognised. It was one of the first mainstream articles on the subject and helped bring together the people who went on to found SSI. The full text is on the publisher's website.
Course
A course for mid-level and senior humanitarian managers, run by the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies and developed with Refugee Law Project, UNHCR, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières. It covers planning multidisciplinary, survivor-centred prevention and response.
Film Content note: describes sexual violence in detail. The item page says more.
A Refugee Law Project film, in English and Acholi, about a man from Gulu district in northern Uganda and the sexual violence he experienced from government soldiers in the late 1980s. It raises questions about justice and accountability for these crimes.
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