Sexual violence: one in three victims is a teenager

A closer look at Swiss crime statistics shows that among the victims of severe sexual violence, the age group of girls and young women between 10 and 19 years of age is growing the most.

Remarks of SRSG Pramila Patten at the Security Council Open Debate on “Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence through demilitarization and gender-responsive arms control”, New York, 23 April 2024

News and Press Release in English on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 23 Apr 2024 by OSRSG Sexual Violence in Conflict

Erlangen/Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt - "At that time I thought: He is allowed to do so." Hannah Guthmann experiences a rape and feels helpless and alone. Later the Erlangerin decides: This should not be the case for other women. This is how her digital emergency card works.

In Switzerland, the number of rapes and sexual assaults and abuses has increased in recent years. More and more young people have been affected.In Switzerland, the number of rapes and sexual assaults and abuses has increased in recent years. Above all, more and more young people have been affected.According to the latest criminal statistics of the Swiss federal government, there are more and more rapes as well as sexual assaults and abuses. What…