Targeting the Displaced: Rebel Sexual Violence against IDPs

• In Event: Rebel groups: Legitimacy, Branding, Tactics

Brief Overview

We examine the impact of internal displacement on the prevalence of sexual violence during conflicts. We find that IDPs are more likely to be targets of sexual violence, but that secessionist groups refrain from sexual violence.

Authors

• Nazli Avdan, University of Kansas

• James Piazza, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Michael J. Soules, Pennsylvania State University