Study challenges assumptions on wartime sexual violence

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23. Rape is Common in Rwanda and a couple other countries

From Part 1 Chapter 1 page 7 http://hsrgroup.org/docs/Publications/HSR2012/2012HumanSecurityReport-Part1-SexualViolenceEducationandWar.pdf

focuses disproportionate attention on the relatively small number of countries that are
deeply affected by conflict–related sexual violence—by which we mean sexual violence
perpetrated by combatants. This has created the impression that the extraordinarily high
levels of rape reported in war-affected Bosnia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Sudan are characteristic of all war-affected
countries.

The Press Release issued by Author unknown but linked in the OP and linked from the Universities press release page, but not linked by the HSR Group. Does paint a picture that is potentially inflammatory and is not supported by the actual full report, nor it's summary conclusion. IMO the seven page brief summary issued by a New York press firm was edited to 1 page (subsequently 2 para.) and in doing so the context of the brief was dramatically changed.

You will note I also posted my criticism of the WMC's mis-characterization of the actual report as well. However given the provocation of the 10/10/12 2 para press release. That is relatively minor compared to the mis-statements created by the editing of the 7pg New York press release. http://hsrgroup.org/docs/Publications/HSR2012/2012HumanSecurityReport-Part1-SexualViolenceEducationandWar.pdf