Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Literature
Solangon, Sarah and Patel, Preeti - Sexual Violence Against Men...
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14678802.2012.724794
- Full reference
- Solangon, Sarah, and Preeti Patel, "Sexual Violence Against Men in Countries Affected by Armed Conflict", in Conflict, Security & Development, 2012, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 417-442.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Solangon, Sarah and Patel, Preeti
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Jurisprudence non-judicial mechanisms
South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Country
- South Africa
- Keywords
- Rape Threat of Rape Sexual Abuse Humiliating and Degrading Treatment
- Research focus
- Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict
- Type of mechanism
- Truth Commission
- Name of mechanism
- South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Status
- 2715
- Findings
- There, the TRC concludes that the state was responsible for the severe ill treatment of women in custody through harassment and the deliberate withholding of medical attention, food, and water. Women were abused by the security forces in ways that specifically exploited their vulnerabilities as women, such as rape or threats of rape and other forms of sexual abuse, threats against family and children, removal of children from their care, false stories about illness or death of family members and children, and humiliation and abuse surrounding biological functions such as menstruation and childbirth.
- Recommendations
- Among their recommendations and proposals of reconciliation, the TRC stressed the importance of being sensitive to the needs of groups that have been particularly disadvantaged in the past, notably women and children. The recommendations of the final report related to specific areas in the public and private sectors that the TRC believed could assist in the consolidation of democracy, the building of a culture of human rights, and the reconciliation process. The TRC recommended, for example, that government should pay more attention to the transformation of education, the provision of shelter, access to clean water and health services, and the creation of job opportunities. It will be impossible to create a meaningful human rights culture, the TRC argued, without high priority to economic justice. Moreover, the TRC urged that human rights curricula be introduced in formal education, specialized education, and the training of law enforcement personnel. Issues such as racism, gender discrimination, conflict resolution, and the rights of children should be included in such curricula. Concerning the administration of justice, the TRC recommended training in human rights principles and issues, including gender-specific abuse and appropriate responses. It also urged that imbalances in the racial and gender composition of judges on the high court be urgently addressed and that a fast-track judicial training program be introduced for black and female advocates, attorneys, and academics who aspired to judicial appointment. The TRC also suggested that the media intensify programs of affirmative action and empowerment of women to ensure better gender balance.
- Date of report / release
- 2098-10-28
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
USA Court Martial - Lynndie R. England
- Year
- 2005
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence
- Country
- United States of America
- Keywords
- Acts of a Sexual Nature Forced Nudity Humiliating and Degrading Treatment Prisoners of War
- Reference link
- https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/lynndie-r-england/
- Type of mechanism
- US courts-martial
- Name of mechanism
- USA Court Martial
- Name of accused
- Lynndie R. England
- Charges
- England was charged with seven counts of conspiracy, maltreatment and committing an indecent act of Iraqi prisoners, including an episode when she was photographed holding a strap tied as a leash around a naked detainee’s neck.
- Trial chamber verdict
- On 26 September 2005, England was found guilty of six out of seven counts of conspiracy, maltreatment and committing an indecent act. [Two others, including Private England’s former boyfriend Private Charles A. Graner Jr., who previously held the ranks of specialist and corporal, were convicted in trials, and the other six reached plea deals. Graner said that, at the time, he told officers about detainee maltreatment, which he claimed was done by order of military intelligence personnel. And at times, he said, military intelligence officers actually were present for the abuse.]
- sentencing
- England was sentenced to three years for her crimes and given a dishonorable discharge.
- Status
- 2715
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