@article{ref1,
title="Looking back, moving forward: international approaches to addressing conflict-related sexual violence",
journal="Journal of women, politics and policy",
year="2012",
author="Pruitt, Lesley",
volume="33",
number="4",
pages="299-321",
abstract="Based on a review of existing literature, this article provides an initial analysis of obstacles to addressing impunity for widespread conflict-related sexual violence. First, a background of trends of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict is provided. The article then outlines why addressing impunity is important for building peace and ending conflict-related SGBV. Next, the article presents an overview of developments and mechanisms adopted by the international community in an attempt to address impunity. Yet despite these advances, conflict-related sexual violence remains widespread and impunity persists. Thus, the final section of article sets out one proposal for addressing the problem--increasing the number of women working in international peace operations through the creation of United Nations-sponsored Women's Police Service (UNWPS), which would recruit, train, and deploy women's contingents for policing in international peace operations.<p />",
language="",
issn="1554-477X",
doi="10.1080/1554477X.2012.722430",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2012.722430"
}