This is a survivors’ declaration: Female and male survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence from 12 African countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda) following discussions and advocacy in their home countries, convened in Kinshasa in solidarity to speak out and draft a declaration on their rights to reparation and participation – confronting stigma and refusing to accept the structures and norms that cause and sustain violations against them. Survivors were supported by civil society organizations that have walked with them the journey of change. Survivors stressed that male survivors and children of survivors have rarely been acknowledged and included in reparations processes. Survivors call for survivor-centred and gender sensitive reparations, justice, peace and guarantees of non-repetition. Full document (pdf)
