Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie - Conflict-related Sexual Violence

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/23047943/Conflict_related_Sexual_Violence_ICL_and_Military_A._de_Brouwer_Militair_Rechtelijk_Tijdschrift.pdf
    Full reference
    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie, "Conflict-related Sexual Violence: Achievements and Challenges in International Criminal Law and the Role of the Military", in Militair-rechtelijk tijdschrift, 2015, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 53-73.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTR - Gratien Kabiligi (Bagasora et al. "Military I")

    Year
    2008
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Acquittal Command Responsibility Persecution on Sexual Grounds Tutsi Military

    Reference link
    http://unictr.irmct.org/en/cases/ictr-98-41
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
    Name of accused
    Gratien Kabiligi
    Charges
    Kabiligi had been charged with sexual violence crimes - i.e. conspiracy to commit genocide, genocide, complicity in genocide, rape as a crime against humanity, persecution as a crime against humanity, other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, violence to health and to the physical or mental well-being of civilians as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime and outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape and indecent assault as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime under Article 6(3) (command responsibility) for: (i) rapes, sexual assaults and other crimes of a sexual nature committed against Tutsi women and girls throughout Rwanda, including at the secondary nursing school in Kabgayi, in Gitarama prefecture; and (ii) the sexual assault of Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Kabiligi was acquitted by the Trial Chamber on 18 December 2008 on all counts, thus including the sexual violence charges. The Trial Chamber did not find that he was directly involved in any of the specific criminal events alleged. In addition, the evidence did not show that his subordinates committed crimes when Kabiligi exercised effective control over them.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The Prosecution did not appeal these sexual violence acquittals.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    ICTR-98-41

  • Literature

    Skjelsbæk, Inger - Preventing Perpetrators...

    Year
    2013
    Issues
    Modes of Liability

    Reference link
    https://www.prio.org/utility/DownloadFile.ashx?id=148&type=publicationfile
    Full reference
    Skjelsbæk, Inger, Preventing Perpetrators: How To Go from Protection to Prevention of Sexual Violence in War?, PRIO Policy Brief Oslo, 03, 2013.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Skjelsbæk, Inger

  • Literature

    Wood, Elisabeth J. - Variation in Sexual Violence during War

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/cpworkshop/papers/Wood.pdf
    Full reference
    Wood, Elisabeth Jean, "Variation in Sexual Violence during War", in Politics and Society, 2006, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 307-342.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Wood, Elisabeth J.

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