TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD.................................................................................................................... 6
PREAMBLE...................................................................................................................... 8
EXPLANATORY NOTES................................................................................................. 10
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS.............................................................................. 11
PART 1. REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK.12
A. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND DEFINITIONS................................................................ 12
1. regional framework......................................................................................................... 12
2. international framework.................................................................................................. 13
3. definitions....................................................................................................................... 14
3. 1. sexual violence. ...................................................................................................... 14
3. 2. victims.................................................................................................................... 16
3. 3. consequences......................................................................................................... 17
B. GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND OBLIGATIONS OF STATES.......................................... 17
4. the non-discrimination principle........................................................................................ 17
5. the “do no harm” principle............................................................................................... 18
6. the due diligence principle. ............................................................................................... 18
7. obligation to prevent sexual violence and its consequences............................................... 18
8. obligation to provide protection against sexual violence and its consequences.................. 18
9. o
bligation to guarantee access to justice and investigate and prosecute the
perpetrators of sexual violence. ........................................................................................... 18
10. obligation to provide effective remedy and reparation for the victims of sexual violence...............19
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GUIDELINES ON COMBATING SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN AFRICA