Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Aid Workers Updated to 2026

Conflict-related and political sexual violence (CRSV) incidents targeting aid workers, health personnel, and refugees are documented in this dataset by Insecurity Insight. Updated through March 2026, the data tracks violence perpetrated by conflict actors and security personnel across various crisis settings.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in sexual violence targeting health workers and educators in conflict zones
• Mapping incidents involving security personnel and conflict actors to identify patterns of perpetrator behavior
• Assessing the safety of humanitarian corridors by examining violence against IDPs and refugees

Strengths

• Focuses on specific vulnerable professional groups including aid workers and health workers
• Maintained by Insecurity Insight, a specialized organization in conflict monitoring
• Released under a CC-BY license for open research and redistribution

Limitations

• Relies on public reporting, which is subject to significant underreporting and survivor stigma
• Unknown record count and column structure makes initial assessment difficult

Provenance

Source

Insecurity Insight

Collection Method

Aggregation of publicly-reported cases

Freshness

Updated as recently as March 2026.

Geography

Global