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A Guide to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Legal Protection in Acute Emergencies

A Guide to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Legal Protection in Acute Emergencies
Type
Report
Study
Country
South Sudan, Uganda
Region
East Africa and the Horn of Africa
Organization
Women’s Refugee Commission
Year
2016

The guide summarizes an assessment of War Child Canada’s three-pronged legal protection model was implemented with South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda and uses it to identify the most important lessons for ensuring legal protection mechanisms are in place at the onset of an emergency. It is meant to help build the evidence base on what may be a replicable model, or set of practices, for survivor-centered SGBV legal protection services in emergency settings; expand understanding of positive practices and lessons learned; and help humanitarian actors gain the competencies needed to uphold their SGBV responsibilities.