Sexual violence is a form of gender-based violence. It encompasses acts of a sexual nature perpetrated against one or more persons or that cause such person or persons to engage in an act of a sexual nature by force, or by threat of force or coercion, such as that caused by fear of violence, duress, detention, psychological oppression or abuse of power, against such person or persons or another person, or by taking advantage of a coercive environment or such person’s or persons’ incapacity to give genuine consent.8 Forms of sexual violence include rape, attempted rape, sexual mutilation, forced sterilization, forced abortion, forced prostitution, trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, child pornography, child prostitution, sexual slavery, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, forced nudity and forced virginity testing. The term “sexual and gender-based violence” (SGBV) is used to emphasize the element of sexual violence while acknowledging that it is also part of the broader term “gender-based violence” (GBV, see above). binary and non-binary self-identifications of sexual identity. Sex-disaggregated data are data that are collected and presented separately on women and girls, men and boys. Such data contribute by reflecting a more accurate picture of the roles, real situations and general conditions of women and men in every aspect of society, for instance literacy rates, education levels, business ownership, employment, wages, dependents, house and land ownership, loans, credit and debts. It is also important for data to be presented on the human rights situation of other individuals who do not use or feel represented in binary sex/gender categories. Sexual orientation refers to a person’s physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction towards other people. Everyone has a sexual orientation. Heterosexual people tend to be attracted to individuals who are of a different sex from themselves. Gay men and lesbian women tend to be attracted to individuals who are of the same sex as themselves. Bisexual people may be attracted to individuals who are of the same or a different sex from themselves. There are also other terms and concepts related to sexual orientation not included in this list.7 7 See also United Nations/OHCHR, Living Free and Equal (2016). 8 9 See International Criminal Court, Elements of Crimes, art. 7 (1) (g)-6.

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