The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
ID | Month | Day | Year Sort descending | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
298 | May | 2004 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff wounded (1 raped, 1 shot) in armed attack by unidentified soldiers. | Archived | Archived | |
592 | 2006 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -2.9814344 | 23.8222636 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 1 national staff of an NGO (a partner organization of an INGO) raped | Yes | Focal Point | ||
419 | Jan | 16 | 2006 | GT | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 14.8181883 | -91.16233009 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | 1 INGO international staff member attacked and sexually assaulted in Solola while walking home, Jan 16. | Archived | Archived |
502 | Dec | 18 | 2006 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 11.2811075 | 25.1414136 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | 2 INGO international staff wounded (1 raped and 1 sexually assaulted) and 1 INGO national staff guard of another organization wounded in coordinated violent attack on Gereida compound. Staff from the latter INGO were among 71 aid workers evacuated from the town as a result. Since then they maintained some basic public health services through local staff in the town, but most operations have been suspended. | Archived | Archived |
971 | May | 20 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -3.9885728 | 138.3485219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when sexually assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
972 | Dec | 3 | 2008 | ID | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | -3.9885728 | 138.3485219 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1 INGO national staff wounded when sexually assaulted. | Yes | Focal Point |
806 | Jan | 19 | 2009 | CD | DR Congo | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Home | 1.658501 | 29.220455 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | 5 INGO international staff and 3 INGO national staff attacked and seriously hurt, including one who was raped and two others sexually assaulted, in raid/robbery of their house in Goma. | Archived | Archived |
1551 | May | 13 | 2009 | LK | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 6.0201774 | 80.2474836 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was physically and sexually assaulted while on R&R in country. The motive appears to be political for a number of reasons, including because her belongings were searched during the assault as well as the location where she was treated. | Yes | Focal Point |
863 | Jun | 27 | 2009 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Mob violence | Unknown | 24.12739425 | 90.42263438 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | 1 NGO national staff raped and killed by gang in implied religious hate crime (Muslim v. Hindu). | Archived | Archived |
3599 | Nov | 2010 | PK | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 30 | 70 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One male aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted while sleeping in Pakistan. | Yes | Media | |
1500 | Dec | 22 | 2012 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Home | 4.6125522 | 13.1535811 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One international staff member was robbed and raped. | Yes | Focal Point |
1534 | Apr | 29 | 2013 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 34.551047 | 69.163852 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted and subsequently hospitalized after five masked men broke into the NGO guesthoust and robbed the residents. Three other staff members were present, but seem to have been unhurt. | Yes | Official Report |
1640 | Jun | 1 | 2013 | IN | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 22.57179 | 88.361727 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | A female aid worker was drugged and sexually assaulted by a local businessman. She subsequently attempted suicide and was hospitalized. | Pending | Media |
3565 | 2014 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Unknown | Staff member | One UN international female staff was repeatedly drugged and sexually assaulted by a fellow staff member over the course of the year. | Yes | Focal Point | |||
3566 | 2015 | IQ | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.191188 | 44.009189 | Unknown | Staff member | One UN international female staff was repeatedly drugged and sexually assaulted by a fellow staff member over the course of the year. | Yes | Focal Point | |||
1929 | Jan | 15 | 2015 | ZM | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | -14.81194 | 24.797398 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One female international UN consultant was sexually assaulted at knifepoint at home while sleeping. | Yes | Focal Point |
1985 | Feb | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Office/compound | 9.26 | 29.8 | Incidental | Staff member | Contractor | An INGO worker was reportedly raped by a UN contractor. The incident occurred in Bentiu, South Sudan on the UN compound. | Yes | Media | |
2003 | Sep | 6 | 2015 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Office/compound | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two female INGO staff members were robbed and raped when the vehicle that they were in was attacked by an armed group of assailants outside of their residential compound. | Yes | Official Report |
2165 | Jul | 11 | 2016 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Public location | 4.859363 | 31.57125 | Political | Host State | South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF) | On July 11th in Juba, South Sudanese soldiers invaded Terrain Hotel, a location that was popular with international staff. According to reports, the soldiers raped 5 international staff members and killed one national staff member. Other staff members (10) were also sexually assaulted, assaulted and/or wounded by other means as a direct result of the attack. (Updated: October 2016) | Yes | Media |
2490 | Nov | 17 | 2017 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.206293 | 44.00887 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | A female international staff member was jogging in the park in Erbil, Iraq. She followed by a man who physically restrained her and sexually assaulted her. The assailant ran away when the female staff member started shouting. | Yes | Focal Point |
2424 | Dec | 9 | 2017 | MG | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Project site | -23.064754 | 43.59048 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | During a night raid, armed bandits attacked a project team of four aid workers that were spending the night at the site. The team was robbed of valuables and one of the team members was raped. | Yes | Focal Point |
2658 | May | 14 | 2018 | DZ | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 36.883333 | 3.716667 | Other | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One international female INGO consultant was raped by two individuals in their home on May 14, 2018 in Djinet town. The staff member was offered a site seeing trip by the couple, who then kidnapped her and took her to their residence where the sexual assault occurred. After an investigation charges were laid on both individuals. | Yes | Media |
2690 | Sep | 19 | 2018 | IQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 36.316667 | 44 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One female national NGO staff member was sexually assaulted in Erbil, Iraq on September 19, 2018. The assault reportedly occurred in a marketplace and the perpetrator was an aggressive vendor. | Yes | Focal Point |
2630 | Nov | 23 | 2018 | SV | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 13.48 | -89.183 | Economic | Criminal | MS-13 | One female UN Agency staff member was robbed and raped by a supposed MS-13 gang member while on her way to the organization office. The assailant threatened the staff member with a knife during the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2679 | May | 16 | 2019 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 35.6581 | 68.0478 | Unknown | Staff member | Security guard | One female midwife at an NGO clinic located in Ruyi Dab District of Samangan province was allegedly sexually assaulted by 6 local individuals and a security guard from the NGO clinic. Reports indicate the suspects are now in custody. | Yes | Official Report |
2866 | May | 23 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.8516502 | 31.5824699 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male in Juba. She received medical attention after the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2867 | Aug | 5 | 2019 | ML | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Ambush | Road | 15.9181995 | 2.4022 | Economic | Criminal | Unknown | One national female NGO staff member was sexually assaulted after being stopped by a criminal group on the road in Menaka. She received medical attention after the assault. | Yes | Focal Point |
2868 | Oct | 14 | 2019 | TZ | Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Project site | -4.5766702 | 30.1025009 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by an unaffiliated male at a project site in Kasulu. | Yes | Focal Point |
2801 | Dec | 1 | 2019 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | 9.9453569 | 33.8090262 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two national female staff members of an NGO in Bunj, North Kivu, were sexually assaulted by a group of unknown heavily armed perpetrators in military uniforms. At 00:00 the armed group entered the INGO compound by overpowering three guards, robbed the office and forced staff members to lay down in the common area while the assault occurred. At 13:30 14 INGO staff members including the assault victims, were relocated to Juba by plane. Official reports indicate initial investigations point to two possible ex-casual employees as suspected perpetrators. | Yes | Official Report |
3293 | Jan | 15 | 2020 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Raid | Office/compound | -0.083333 | 34.766667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female NGO staff member was sexually and killed with a knife after the NGO compound was raided by unknown criminals who stole computers. | Yes | Focal Point |
3225 | Jul | 16 | 2020 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Unknown | Unknown | 33 | 65 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was raped in Afghanistan. | Yes | Focal Point |
3205 | Sep | 23 | 2020 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | -9.478889 | 147.149444 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Spouse | One female INGO national staff member was sexually assaulted at a bus stop after leaving work. Reports allege the perpetrator may have been the spouse's husband. | Yes | Focal Point |
3246 | Oct | 4 | 2020 | CO | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 7.090278 | -70.761667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female UN staff member was sexually assaulted in her home. | Yes | Focal Point |
3185 | Oct | 8 | 2020 | BD | Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 20.866667 | 92.3 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | Security Forces | One female national staff member of an INGO was sexually assaulted by security forces at a road checkpoint in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. | Yes | Focal Point |
3234 | Nov | 14 | 2020 | FJ | Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | -18 | 179 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One UN female staff member was sexually assaulted in a home in Fiji. | Yes | Focal Point |
3357 | Jan | 21 | 2021 | AF | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Taxi driver | One female NGO staff member was abducted by a Taxi driver and sexually assaulted. She received medical support following the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
3506 | Feb | 1 | 2021 | GW | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 11.85 | -15.566667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One international UN female staff member was sexually assaulted by an unknown intruder in her home in the capital Bissau. | Yes | Focal Point |
3501 | Feb | 5 | 2021 | KE | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | -1.286389 | 36.817222 | Unknown | Staff member | Not applicable | One female INGO staff member was sexually assaulted by two colleagues (later dismissed) outside of work in Nairobi. | Yes | Focal Point |
3591 | Apr | 9 | 2021 | CM | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 3.866667 | 11.516667 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO female staff member was raped by two men in a taxi she took home from work in Yaounde. | Yes | Focal Point |
3747 | Jan | 12 | 2022 | AF | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | 34.525278 | 69.178333 | Unknown | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | One national female UN aid worker was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver while commuting to work in Kabul. | Yes | Focal Point |
3840 | Jan | 17 | 2022 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 4.85 | 31.6 | Other | Unaffiliated | Civilian | One female INGO aid worker was sexually harassed by a civilian in Juba. | Yes | Focal Point |
3743 | Nov | 16 | 2022 | PG | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Road | -6.273049 | 143.586538 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female national UN consultant and one female national INGO worker were sexually assaulted when armed men tried to steal their personal belongings between Mendi and Nipa, Papua New Guinea. | Yes | Focal Point |
3797 | Apr | 17 | 2023 | SD | Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 15.6 | 32.5 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted by unidentified perpetrators in Khartoum. | Yes | Media |
4245 | May | 5 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Project site | 9.55 | 31.65 | Incidental | Staff member | Not applicable | One female national INGO staff was sexually assaulted by another staff member at a project site in Malakal. | Yes | Focal Point |
4155 | May | 10 | 2023 | CF | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | 6.735136672797876 | 15.362576809592571 | Incidental | Police or paramilitary | PMC Wagner | One female staff was injured during an attempted rape at a hotel in Koui by PMC Wagner Group soliders. | Yes | Focal Point |
4069 | May | 20 | 2023 | SS | South Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Home | 4.766667 | 33.583333 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One female international INGO aid worker was sexually assaulted in her home in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. | Yes | Focal Point |
4552 | Jun | 6 | 2024 | PE | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Rape/sexual assault | Individual attack | Public location | -12.051932 | -77.129930 | Other | Unaffiliated | Friend | One international female INGO aid worker was sexually assaulted by a known person of her in Callao, Lima. | Yes | Focal Point |
Total | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 75 | 11 | 57 | 7 |