SUBMISSION TO THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE Reparation for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

In 2013, Safia, with the assistance of REDRESS and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), filed a complaint to the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) against Sudan for the violations of her human rights. [...] It further observed the absence of investigations to establish the truth, the failure to hold the perpetrators accountable, and the lack of reparation provided to Purna Maya, despite her persistent pursuit of justice through various domestic avenues. [...] Fundamentally, there is a clear lack of political will of the Chadian authorities to establish the Implementation Commission, to identify and seize the assets of the convicted high-level officials, and to pay its 50% share of the order. [...] There are also questions as to whether initiatives, emphasising compensation, correspond to the needs of many 37 ICC, Report of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims to the Assembly of States Parties on the activities of the Trust Fund for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 , 28 July 2023. [...] Recommendations to States could cover, for example, the following topics or areas: a) Ratification and/or implementation of regional and global treaties and other instruments, including the UNCAT, the CEDAW Convention, the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (the Belém do Pará Convention), and the Protocol to the African Charter on Hum.