including, for example, trafficking, transactional sex (being forced to exchange sexual favours for money, shelter, food or goods in humanitarian or displacement settings) and harmful practices such as child and forced marriage. Pay particular attention to certain populations who are at higher risk of GBV during and after conflict, including IDPs, refugees, LGBTI persons, human rights defenders, females/males directly participating in the conflict and military personnel, persons deprived of liberty by state or non-state actors, persons with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, female-headed households and indigenous women. ;; Systematically collect disaggregated data on victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators. This includes information on sex and age, as well as detailed information about caste, ethnicity, national religious or other minorities, and identities of victims and those believed to be responsible. This will be helpful in documenting whether a particular population has been the target of SGBV or other violations. ;; Adjust the methodology and the database to allow the collection and analysis of disaggregated data, especially by sex and age, as well as by other criteria that could provide information on intersecting forms of discrimination. Ensure that the Human Rights Officers conducting the investigations are trained to organize and enter information into the database that is gender sensitive, taking into account relevant gender considerations and disaggregating data by all relevant parameters. ;; Acknowledge the heightened or different risks of reprisals among women and girls and GBV victims. Conduct a risk assessment and develop strategies so that victims, witnesses and sources can report freely and safely about any violation of women’s and girls’ rights, including by GBV, and are given adequate time to do so. Pay particular attention to gendersensitive security and protection measures for victims, witnesses and sources when applying OHCHR methodology, including recommended measures to preserve the confidentiality of their identities and to prevent reprisals against them. ;; Be aware of the team members’ own biases, prejudices and stereotypes that may lead to their overlooking important gender-sensitive information, for instance by not asking the relevant questions, affecting information-gathering and documentation. These biases may include the erroneous idea that victims of sexual violence will not have information to share about other types of violations. ;; Investigations should gather information and document violations perpetrated by state and non-state actors, as well as on the fulfilment of the State’s obligations to investigate, prosecute and sentence perpetrators and provide reparations to victims. When relevant, a gender-sensitive analysis should also apply to the measures taken in the context of transitional justice initiatives. 37