Integrating the Issue of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Detention Monitoring: A Guidance Note for Oversight Mechanisms
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a persistent problem in places of deprivation
of liberty. This guidance note is designed to help all detention monitoring mechanisms integrate
the issue of SGBV in their ongoing work. The document summarizes the importance
of monitoring for SGBV and provides practical suggestions on how to incorporate
these considerations into monitoring work without further endangering those at risk.
This document draws from and accompanies the ODIHR publication Preventing and Addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Places of Deprivation of Liberty: Standards, Approaches and Examples from the OSCE Region, which was published in 2019. Monitors and others should consult the main document for more detailed information on SGBV in places of deprivation of liberty.
The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.