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General Methodology
Documentation on ACLED’s core methodology as well as explainers on specific actor and associate actor types.
Explainers on specific actors and associate actor types, and how they are coded.
Documentation on ACLED’s core methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes events.
How is sexual violence coded in ACLED data?
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Inclusion criteria
Sexual violence captured within the ACLED dataset includes all political or public violence of a sexual nature. This means that sexual violence included in the dataset is not limited to solely penetrative rape, but also includes actions like public stripping, sexual torture of men, etc.…
How does ACLED code and review data to ensure quality?
Published On: 1 March 2023 | Last Updated: 1 March 2023
ACLED’s aim is to capture the forms, actors, dates, and locations of political violence and demonstrations as they occur within states.…