Value proposition

To end sexual violence in fragile environments
An Initiative of Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

The non-profit organization Stand Speak Rise Up! (SSRU) aims to denounce rape as a weapon of war, to prevent its proliferation and to support victims in their reconstruction and their need for justice.

The organization was created in September 2019 at the instigation of the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, who had organized the first International Forum on this subject in March of the same year in Luxembourg.

The association acts as a “megaphone” by giving a voice to the victims and by providing solutions.

It thus organizes regular meetings on specific themes, inviting both survivors and specialized international experts. The objective is to draw up factual observations, propose solutions and act together with international bodies in order to get things moving.

The association’s programme has been developed around several main themes defined during the first Forum in Luxembourg with survivors and specialists :

- healing the mind and the body;
- ending the stigma for the victims;
- uniting systems for justice;
- repairing the harm;
- developing finance and technology for victims;
- improving the inclusion of children born of rape.

These actions help to fight against concrete human rights violations.

The Stand Speak Rise Up! initiative is a call addressed at representatives of national and international organizations and civil society to rally behind survivors, by supporting their cause and empowering them.

Ending impunity for perpetrators and commanders of crimes of sexual violence in fragile environments must be an international priority!