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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.
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