Sexual violence in conflict is all too real. In ongoing conflicts in Northern Ethiopia, Ukraine and elsewhere, we have heard how women, as well as men and non-binary people, have been raped and abused by combatants and other people involved in the fighting.  We cannot ignore these testimonies. We must repay the bravery of these survivors with our immediate action.   We must start by understanding that conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV) has additional facets that are not present in other forms of sexual violence, including different forms of stigma and discrimination, potential connection of the violence to a wider genocidal agenda, and the way in which this crime is organized as a deliberate weapon of war.   These facets require a dedicated political response to prevent such atrocities, and to work towards justice for survivors.