This resource is an International Protocol which outlines best practice guidance on how to document and investigate, sexual violence in conflict settings as a war crime, crime against humanity, act of genocide or other serious violation of international criminal, human rights or humanitarian law. It was produced in collaboration with over 200 gender and sexual violence experts and was launched at the 2014 Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The Protocol references different forms of sexual violence, including rape and references these crimes as Conflict and Atrocity-Related Sexual Violence (CARSV). It is designed to strengthen the evidence base for bringing perpetrators to justice and for use by a wider range of practitioners documenting these crimes to help promote accountability for CARSV.
