Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Literature
Kaitesi, Usta and Haveman, Roelof - Prosecution of Genocidal Rape and Sexual Torture....
- Year
- 2011
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Rape Genocidal Rape Torture Rape, Torture Fair Trial
- Reference link
- https://intersentia.com/en/victimological-approaches-to-international-crimes-africa.html
- Full reference
- Kaitesi, Usta and Roelof Haveman, "Prosecution of Genocidal Rape and Sexual Torture before the Gacaca Tribunals in Rwanda", in Rianne Letschert et al. (eds.), Victimological Approaches to International Crimes: Africa, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2011, pp. 385-409.
- Type of literature
- Chapter in Book
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Kaitesi, Usta and Haveman, Roelof
- Type of mechanism
- Domestic court
- Name of mechanism
- Gacaca Court
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTR - Idelphonse Hategekimana
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Genocidal Rape Tutsi Acquittal Command Responsibility Genocidal Intent
- Reference link
- http://www.unictr.org/en/cases/ictr-00-55b
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Name of accused
- Idelphonse Hategekimana
- Charges
- - Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for the rape of Nura Sezirahiga by a soldier from Ngoma Military Camp, during an attack led by Hategekimana.- Causing serious bodily or mental harm as genocide under Article 6(1) (JCE) for the sexual violence.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Hategekimana was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 6 December 2010 of: - Rape as a crime against humanity Hategekimana was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Causing serious bodily or mental harm as genocide as the Trial Chamber found that the evidence did not establish that Nura Sezirahiga was a Tutsi or that she was raped with genocidal intent.
- sentencing
- Hategekimana was sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- Hategekimana’s acquittal for genocide was not appealed by the prosecution. The Appeals Chamber on 8 May 2012 confirmed the conviction for sexual violence by the Trial Chamber.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- ICTR-00-55B
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTR - Edouard Karemera (“Karemera et al.”)
- Year
- 2014
- Issues
- Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Genocidal Rape Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Sexual Violence as Genocide Superior Responsibility
- Reference link
- http://unictr.unmict.org/en/cases/ictr-98-44
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Name of accused
- Edouard Karemera
- Charges
- - Causing serious bodily or mental harm as genocide or deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction as genocide. -Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(1) (JCE III) and Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for the rapes and sexual violence committed against Tutsi women and girls committed by Interahamwe. (As for genocide and JCE III, the sexual violence committed after 11 April 1994; as for genocide and command responsibility, the sexual violence committed by the Kigali and Gisenyi Interahamwe. As for crimes against humanity and JCE III, the sexual violence committed in Ruhengeri prefecture, Kigali-ville prefecture, Butare prefecture, Kibuye prefecture and Gitarama prefecture; as for crimes against humanity and command responsibility, the sexual violence committed by the Kigali and Gisenyi Interahamwe).
- Trial chamber verdict
- Karemera was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 2 February 2012 of:- Causing serious bodily or mental harm as genocide or deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction as genocide-Rape as a crime against humanity
- sentencing
- Karemera received a sentence of life imprisonment.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The Appeals Chamber on 29 September 2014 reversed the Trial Chamber’s finding that Karemera bore superior responsibility over the Kigali and/or Gisenyi Interahamwe in relation to the rapes and sexual assaults of Tutsi women committed outside Kigali from April to June 1994. The other sexual violence convictions by the Trial Chamber remained standing.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- ICTR-98-44
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Literature
De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Kaitesi, Usta - Sexual Violence
- Year
- 2016
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Modes of Liability Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- War Crimes Genocidal Rape Dead Animal Prosecution
- Reference link
- https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781784711696/9781784711696.00015.xml
- Full reference
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Usta Kaitesi, "Sexual Violence", in Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Alette Smeulers (eds.), Elgar Companion to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Edward Elgar Publishing 2016, pp. 171-201.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Kaitesi, Usta
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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