Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Hossain, Mazeda et al. - Men's and Women's Experiences of Violence ...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Côte d’Ivoire
    Keywords
    Partner Violence Rape Gender-Based Violence, Armed Conflict Sexual War Violence

    Reference link
    https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/4/2/e003644.full.pdf
    Full reference
    Hossain, Mazeda, Cathy Zimmerman, Ligia Kiss, Drissa Kone, Monika Bakayoko-Topolska, David Manan K A, Heidi Lehmann, Charlotte Watts, "Men’s and Women’s Experiences of Violence and Traumatic Events in Rural Côte d’Ivoire Before, During and After a Period of Armed Conflict", in BMJ Open, 2014, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1-9.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Hossain, Mazeda; Zimmerman, Cathy; Kiss, Ligia; Kone, Drissa; Bakayoko-Topolska, Monika; K A, David Manan; Lehmann, Heidi and Watts, Charlotte

  • Literature

    Hynes, Michelle et al. - A Determination of the Prevalence of Gender based Violence...

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
    Country
    East Timor
    Keywords
    Gender-Based Violence Partner Violence Physical Violence

    Reference link
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0361-3666.2004.00260.x
    Full reference
    Hynes, Michelle et al., "A Determination of the Prevalence of Gender-based Violence among Conflict-affected Populations in East Timor", in Disasters, 2004, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 294-321.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Hynes, Michelle; Ward, Jeanne; Robertson, Kathryn and Crouse, Chadd

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTY - Vlastimir Dordevic (“Kosovo”)

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Sexual Assault/Attack/Abuse Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Kosovo Albanian Civilians Partner Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.icty.org/cases/party/810/4
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
    Name of accused
    Vlastimir Dordevic
    Charges
    - Deportation as a crime against humanity and other inhumane acts (forcible transfer) as crimes against humanity under Article 7(1) and 7(3) for deliberately creating an atmosphere of fear and oppression through various crimes, including the sexual assaults of Kosovo Albanian women, in order to forcibly displace and deport Kosovo Albanian civilians. - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) for the sexual assaults of Witness K20, the other two women in Beleg, Witness K14, and the girl in a convoy.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Dordevic was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber on 23 February 2011 of: - Deportation as a crime against humanity and other inhumane acts (forcible transfer) as crimes against humanity - Persecution as a crime against humanity
    sentencing
    Dordevic was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment on 27 January 2014.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    The Appeals Chamber reversed on 27 January 2014 the Trial Chamber’s acquittal for persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (under JCE III) for the sexual assaults of Witness K20, the other two women in Beleg, Witness K14, and the girl in a convoy, with Judge Güney and Judge Tuzmukhamedov dissenting in part.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    IT-05-87/1

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