Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    World Health Organization - WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations...

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions

    Reference link
    https://www.who.int/gender/documents/OMS_Ethics&Safety10Aug07.pdf
    Full reference
    World Health Organization, WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Researching, Documenting and Monitoring Sexual Violence in Emergencies, World Health Organization, 2007.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    World Health Organization

  • Literature

    SáCouto, Susana - Advances and Missed Opportunities...

    Issues
    Modes of Liability

    Reference link
    https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/mistjintl15&div=12&id=&page=
    Full reference
    SáCouto, Susana, "Advances and Missed Opportunities in the International Prosecution of Gender-Based Crimes", in Mich. St. J. Intl. L., 2007, vol. 15, pp. 137-156.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    SáCouto, Susana
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court

  • Literature

    Seelinger, Kim T. - Domestic accountability for Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda
    Keywords
    Accountability Prosecution Gender-Based Violence Investigation Domestic Law

    Reference link
    https://www.icrc.org/en/download/file/12253/irrc-894-seelinger.pdf
    Full reference
    Seelinger, Kim Thuy, "Domestic accountability for Sexual Violence: The Potential of Specialized Units in Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Uganda", in International Review of the Red Cross, 2014, vol. 96, no. 894, pp. 539-564.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Seelinger, Kim Thuy
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court, International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)

  • Literature

    RHRC - Gender-based Violence Tool Manual...

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions

    Reference link
    https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/FC881A31BD55D2B3C1256F4F00461838-Gender_based_violence_rhrc_Feb_2004.pdf
    Full reference
    Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium, Gender-based Violence Tool Manual: For Assessment & Program Design, Monitoring & Evaluation in Conflict-affected Settings, 2004.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium

  • Literature

    Moreno-Ocampo, Luis - The Place of Sexual Violence in the Strategy...

    Year
    2013

    Reference link
    https://intersentia.com/en/sexual-violence-as-an-international-crime-interdisciplinary-approaches.html
    Full reference
    Moreno-Ocampo, Luis, "The Place of Sexual Violence in the Strategy of the ICC Prosecutor’" in Anne-Marie de Brouwer et al. (eds.), Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2013, pp. 151-156.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Moreno-Ocampo, Luis
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Lupig, Diane - Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual...

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions
    Country
    Uganda
    Keywords
    Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Accountability Command Responsibility Gender-Based Crimes Investigation

    Reference link
    https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1030&context=jgspl
    Full reference
    Lupig, Diane, "Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes before the International Criminal Court", in American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 2009, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 431-496.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Lupig, Diane
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Court

  • Literature

    Killean, Rachel - An Incomplete Narrative: Prosecuting Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Cambodia
    Keywords
    Accountability Feminist Approach Gender-Based Violence Investigation International Criminal Law

    Reference link
    https://academic.oup.com/jicj/article-abstract/13/2/331/896533
    Full reference
    Killean, Rachel, "An Incomplete Narrative: Prosecuting Sexual Violence Crimes at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia", in Journal of International Criminal Justice, 2015, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 331-352.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Killean, Rachel
    Type of mechanism
    Hybrid court
    Name of mechanism
    Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
    Recommendations
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  • Literature

    Kalra, Monika S. - Forced Marriage: Rwanda’s Secret Revealed...

    Year
    2001
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Forced Marriage Genocide Prosecution Investigation

    Reference link
    https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/ucdl7&div=12&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Kalra, Monika Satya, "Forced Marriage: Rwanda’s Secret Revealed", in U.C. Davis Journal of International Law and Policy, 2001, vo. 7, pp. 197-221.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Kalra, Monika S.
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

  • Literature

    Inder, Brigid - Partners for Gender Justice

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions

    Reference link
    https://intersentia.com/en/sexual-violence-as-an-international-crime-interdisciplinary-approaches.html
    Full reference
    Inder, Brigid, "Partners for Gender Justice", in Anne-Marie de Brouwer et al. (eds.), Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2013, pp. 315-338.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Inder, Brigid

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTR transfer - Laurent Bucyibaruta

    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    Rwanda, France
    Keywords
    Interahamwe Investigation Rape, Public Roadblocks

    Reference link
    http://www.unmict.org/en/cases/mict-13-44
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of accused
    Laurent Bucyibaruta
    Charges
    Bucyibaruta was charged with (in the indictment of 16 June 2005): - Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(1) (planning, instigating, ordering, committing or otherwise aiding and abetting and JCE) for: (i) the setting up of roadblocks where, where Tutsi girls and women were repeatedly raped by soldiers, Interahamwe and armed civilians, including at Kabeza Trading Centre and the entrance to the Murambi Technical School; (ii) the attack on Ecole des Filles de Kibeho by Gendarmes, Interahamwe and Hutu civilians and whereby many Tutsi girls were raped. In addition, under Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for rapes that were committed by his subordinates in and around Murambi, Munyinya, Nzega, Uwabahima and Rwigoma (including rapes in front of the women’s children and one rape in which the perpetrator said that the woman had earlier refused to marry a Hutu).
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    MICT-13-44

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