Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Miroslav Bralo (“Lasva Valley”)
- Year
- 2007
- Issues
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Rape/Sexual Violence in Detention Biting Ejaculating HVO Soldiers Aiding and Abetting
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/671/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Miroslav Bralo
- Charges
- - Torture or inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime, outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and unlawful confinement as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime under Article 7(1) (committing and aiding and abetting) for repeatedly raping Witness A and biting her nipples while Furundžija interrogated her in the presence of others on, or about, 15 May 1993 and for confining her in a house in the area of Nadioci where she was repeatedly raped by members of the “Jokers” with the knowledge of Bralo between 16 May 1993 and July 1993.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Bralo entered a guilty plea to all counts in the indictment on 19 July 2005. Bralo was found guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Torture or inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime, outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and unlawful confinement as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime.
- sentencing
- Bralo was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on 2 April 2007.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-95-17
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