This resource is a declaration by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). It has been developed by faith and belief leaders in the UK and has received significant support globally from faith and belief leaders, community leaders, and faith-based organisations in a range of countries including Iraq, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone and the Vatican.
The declaration condemns all acts of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and denounces the stigma faced by survivors and children born of conflict-related rape. It commits to number of actions, including preventing CRSV and protecting all those who may experience this, dismantling harmful interpretations of faith or belief and harmful cultural norms that may be used to condone or commit acts of sexual violence, and supporting the voice of survivors.
