Conflict, Displacement and Overlapping Vulnerabilities: Understanding Risk Factors for Gender Based Violence Among Displaced Women in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Jocelyn Kelly, Morgan Holmes, Niamh Gibbons, Amani Matabaro Tom and Maarten Voors

Journal of Development Studies, 2024, vol. 60, issue 12, 2022-2049

Abstract: Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in decades-long conflict that has resulted in the forced displacement of millions of people and extremely high rates of gender-based violence (GBV). While much attention has understandably focused on conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence (IPV) is in fact one of the most pervasive forms of GBV, including in conflict settings. This paper presents results of a large, randomised survey looking at both sexual and intimate partner violence. Formerly displaced women had 11 per cent greater odds of reporting past-year IPV (p

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2024.2376398

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