Reporting Sexual Violence September By state bodies or conflict actors and affecting IDPs and refugees 2020

Africa This monthly document Democratic Republic of the Congo summarises publicly Around 09 September 2020: In Walu village, Irumu territory, Ituri reported cases of sexual province, at least four IDP women over the age of 50 were raped by violence by law armed militiamen while working in the fields. Source: Radio Okapi enforcement bodies, conflict related sexual 11 September 2020: In Kisenso district, Kinshasa city, 14 men armed with blades raped at least two nurses and an unknown number of violence, and sexual patients after breaking into Revolution Health and Maternity Centre. violence that targets IDPs They stole money and blood stocks and robbed several patients. / refugees or vulnerable Source: Election-Net beneficiaries.

11 September 2020: In Gbado village, Walikale territory, North Kivu These reports bear province, during an attack on the village Mai-Mai Kifuafua Delphin testimony to the brave Mbaenda raped 11 women, wounded five men, set fire to houses, and survivors who speak about stole goods. Source: Kivu Security sexual violence. They are in no way representative of the 12 September 2020: In Isigi village, Lubero territory, North Kivu extent or nature of sexual province, armed combatants from the National Lumumbist Resistance violence in general. (RNL) raped two women during an incursion in the village. They then abducted a businessman who was attempting to resist the attack as Stop the silence. Be part of well as stealing farm animals and other goods. Source: Radio Okapi the forces for change.

13 September 2020: In Walu village, Irumu territory, Ituri province, an This document is published IDP woman who was at least 50 years old was raped by five armed by Insecurity Insight using militiamen while she was working in the fields. Source: Radio Okapi information available in open sources. 13 September 2020: In Kikarara village, Beni territory, North Kivu province, armed men raped and killed a 23-year-old woman. Source: If you have experienced Kivu Security sexual violence or abuse while working for an aid 14 September 2020: In Kananga, Kananga territory, Kasai-Central organisation, you are not province, armed men raped an 11-year-old girl after breaking into her alone. home. Source: ACLED1 Join our Sexual Violence 15 September 2020: In Masisi town and territory, North Kivu province, and Abuse mailing list unidentified men abducted, raped then killed a 13-year-old girl. Source Kivu Security Follow us on Twitter and Facebook 23 September 2020: In Cakira village, Fizi territory, South Kivu province, suspected Ngumino militiamen raped, shot and injured three IDP women. Source: ACLED1

Mali 29 September 2020: Near Monzonga village, cercle, region, gunmen on motorcycles gagged, beat and attempted to rape five women in a forest. Source: Studio Tamani

Reporting Sexual Violence September 2020 Page 1 Nigeria Update: Around 07 September 2020: Nigeria Police Force charged Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources and another male, with a seven-count charge including rape, brutality, coercion and torture of a woman on or around 29 March 2020 over a Facebook post. Source: Sahara Reporters

Sudan 21 September 2020: Near Kambo Adam Omar agricultural area, Central Darfur state, 10 armed men raped and beat to death a 41-year-old displaced woman after firing shots in the area, causing farmers to flee. The attack happened at around 2 o’clock in the morning. Source: Radio Dabanga

27 September 2020: 2km east of Tur, Central Darfur state, a 50-year-old woman was raped and a man injured by gunfire during an attack on a group of people returning from the market in Tur by armed bandits riding horses and donkeys. The perpetrators stole money and a donkey from the civilians. Source: Radio Dabanga

Asia Afghanistan Around 21 September 2020: In Kandahar city, Kandahar province, a local police commander and four other officers guarding a checkpoint beat and gang-raped a 13-year-old boy they alleged was having a sexual relationship with another boy known to the commander. He died 12 hours after being taken to hospital. Source: Gandhara

This document is published by Insecurity Insight. The incidents reported are not a complete nor a representative list of all incidents and have not been independently verified. All decisions made, on the basis of, or with consideration to, such information remains the responsibility of their respective organisations. Inclusion criteria: • If the perpetrator is a member of a state or private security force or is an actor in a conflict between groups. Such conflicts include state-based armed conflicts, non-state conflicts, ethnic or religious conflicts, and drug wars. • If the survivour is a member of a social group affected by conflict recognizable by the fact that they sought protection in an IDP or refugee system. • If the survivour is an aid worker, or health worker or an educator working in a conflict-affected country or supporting IDPs or refuees. MORE Insecurity Insight monitors local, national and international news outlets and online databases for threats facing people living and working in dangerous environments. Each month we release the latest available information on sexual violence and abuse by state bodies or conflict actors as well as reports of abuse affecting IDPs and refugees. These reports bear testimony to the brave survivors who speak about sexual violence. Most events of sexual violence are never reported. This compilation is neither complete nor representative. It brings together dispersed accounts about survivors from around the world who broke the silence. Suggested citation: Insecurity Insight. 2020. Reporting Sexual Violence, September 2020. Geneva: Insecurity Insight.

1 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) database attribution policy. Accessed 10 October 2020.

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