Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Amnesty International - Anything that was Breathing was Killed

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR6588012018ENGLISH.PDF
    Full reference
    Amnesty International, Anything that was Breathing was Killed-War Crimes in Leer and Mayendit, South Sudan, Amnesty International, London, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Ephgrave, Nicole - Lessons from South Africa’s TRC and Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, South Africa
    Keywords
    Reconciliation Rape Gender Violence Gender-Based Violence Human Rights Abuses/Violations

    Reference link
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350506814547057
    Full reference
    Ephgrave, Nicole, "Women’s Testimony and Collective Memory: Lessons from South Africa’s TRC and Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts", in European Journal of Women’s Studies, 2015, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 177-190.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Ephgrave, Nicole
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Truth Commission
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

  • Literature

    Freedman, Rosa - UNaccountable: A New Approach to Peacekeepers and Sexual Abuse

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Sentencing and Reparations Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence

    Reference link
    http://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/29/3/961/5165638
    Full reference
    Rosa Freedman, “UNaccountable: A New Approach to Peacekeepers and Sexual Abuse”, in European Journal of International Law, 2018, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 961-985.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes

  • Literature

    Heathcote, Gina - Human Rights Accountability in Security Council Resolution 1960

    Year
    2012
    Issues
    Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence

    Reference link
    https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/missing-peace/Naming-and-Shaming.pdf
    Full reference
    Heathcote, Gina, "Naming and Shaming: Human Rights Accountability in Security Council Resolution 1960 (2010) on Women, Peace and Security," in J Human Rights Practice, 2012, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 82-105.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Heathcote, Gina

  • Literature

    Human Rights Watch - Silenced and Forgotten...

    Year
    2014
    Country
    Nepal
    Keywords
    Killings Torture Rape Human Rights Abuses/Violations Maoist

    Reference link
    https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/09/23/silenced-and-forgotten/survivors-nepals-conflict-era-sexual-violence
    Full reference
    Human Rights Watch, Silenced and Forgotten: Survivors of Nepal’s Conflict-Era Sexual Violence, 23 September 2014.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Human Rights Watch
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court

  • Literature

    Johnson, Kirsten et al. - Association of Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations

    Year
    2010
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Human Rights Abuses/Violations Psychosocial Trauma Ill-health Mental Health Disorders

    Reference link
    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/186342
    Full reference
    Johnson, Kirsten, et al., "Association of Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations with Physical and Mental Health in Territories of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo", in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2010, vol. 304, no. 5, pp. 553-562.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Johnson, Kirsten; Scott, Jennifer; Rughita, Bigy; Kisielewski, Michael; Asher, Jana; Ong, Ricardo and Lawry, Lynn

  • Literature

    Kail, Gretchen - Access to Justice: Accelerating the Abandonment of FGM/C

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Children Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence

    Reference link
    http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/cardcore19&div=31&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Gretchen Kail, “Accelerating the Abandonment of FGM/C”, in Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2018, vol. 19, pp. 759-782.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Nijru, Roseanne N. - Political Battles on Women’s Bodies: Post-Election Conflicts and Violence against Women in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Kenya

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Kenya
    Keywords
    Post-conflict Societies Internally Displaced Persons Human Rights Abuses/Violations

    Reference link
    http://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1043&context=swb
    Full reference
    Roseanne N. Nijru, “Political Battles on Women’s Bodies: Post-Election Conflicts and Violence against Women in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Kenya”, in Societies Without Borders, 2014, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 48-68.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Park, Augustine S.J. - Other Inhumane Acts...

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Sierra Leone
    Keywords
    Child Soldiers, Girls Forced Marriage Child Soldiers, Sexual Purposes Prosecution Human Rights Abuses/Violations

    Reference link
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/16804049/Other_Inhumane_Acts.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1548936099&Signature=nl1rmvLtxeb7muvESP%2Fd7Pvx%2FEE%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DOther_Inhumane_Acts_Forced_Marriage_Girl.pdf
    Full reference
    Park, Augustine S.J., "‘Other Inhumane Acts’: Forced Marriage, Girl Soldiers and the Special Court for Sierra Leone", in Social Legal Studies, 2006, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 315-337.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Park, Augustine S.J.
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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