Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Storr, Will - The Rape of Men: The Darkest Secret of War...

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Rape Masculinity Patriarchy Isolation

    Reference link
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/jul/17/the-rape-of-men
    Full reference
    Storr, Will, "The Rape of Men: The Darkest Secret of War", The Observer, available at https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/jul/17/the-rape-of-men, last accessed at 04 February 2019.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Storr, Will

  • Literature

    Stemple, Lara - Male Rape and Human Rights

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3728&context=hastings_law_journal
    Full reference
    Stemple, Lara, "Male Rape and Human Rights", in Hastings Law Journal, 2009, vol. 60, no. 3, pp.605-647.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Stemple, Lara

  • Literature

    Spangaro, Jo et al. - Mechanisms Underpinning Interventions to Reduce Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Modes of Liability

    Reference link
    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.798.9288&rep=rep1&type=pdf
    Full reference
    Spangaro, Jo, et al., "Mechanisms Underpinning Interventions to Reduce Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: A Realist-informed Systematic Review", in Conflict and Health, 2015, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Spangaro, Jo; Adogu, Chinelo;Zwi, Anthony B.; Ranmuthugala, Geetha and Powell Davies, Gawaine

  • 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

  • Literature

    Smeulers, Alette - Female Perpetrators: Ordinary or Extra-ordinary Women?

    Year
    2015
    Issues
    Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Rape Women as Combatants Mass Violence Characteristic of Perpetrator Aiding

    Reference link
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/37129255/ICLA_015_02_01_Smeulers.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549301127&Signature=MiUW0njA7ax2FafZhMR1kXMv9i8%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DFemale_Perpetrators_Ordinary_or_Extra-or.pdf
    Full reference
    Smeulers, Alette, "Female Perpetrators: Ordinary or Extra-ordinary Women?", in International Criminal Law Review, 2015, vol. 15, pp. 205-251.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention
    Author
    Smeulers, Alette

  • Literature

    Skinnider, Eileen et al. – The Trial of Rape

    Year
    2017
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    http://www2.unwomen.org/-/media/field%20office%20eseasia/docs/publications/2017/10/trial-of-rape_yc_27-sept-2017s.pdf?la=en&vs=2346
    Full reference
    Eileen Skinnider, Ruth Montgomery and Stephanie Garrett, The Trial of Rape: Understanding the Criminal Justice System Response to Sexual Violence in Thailand and Viet Nam, UN Women, New York, 2017.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes

  • Literature

    Simic, Olivera - Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Feminist Approach International Criminal Law Stigmatization Post-conflict Societies Rape Armed Conflict

    Reference link
    http://www.routledge.com/Silenced-Victims-of-Wartime-Sexual-Violence/Simic/p/book/9781138918627
    Full reference
    Olivera Simic, Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence, Routledge, New York, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    Seelinger, Kim T. et al. - The Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence

    Year
    2011
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/missing-peace/seelinger-the-investigation.pdf
    Full reference
    Seelinger, Kim Thuy, Helene Silverberg and Robin Mejia, "The Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence", in Sexual Violence and Accountability Project Working Paper Series, Human Rights Center University of California, Berkeley, 2011.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Seelinger, Kim T.; Silverberg, Helene and Mejia, Robin

  • Literature

    Schabas, William A. - International Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Perpetrated during the First World War

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution

    Reference link
    http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/books/b9789004352063s018
    Full reference
    William A. Schabas, “International Prosecution of Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Perpetrated During the First World War”, in Martin Böse, Michael Bohlander, André Klip and Otto Lagodny (eds.), Justice Without Borders: Essays in Honour of Wolfgang Schomburg, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden and Boston, 2018, pp. 395-410.
    Type of literature
    Chapter in Book
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Schabas, William A.

  • Literature

    Sahin, Bilge - What is Happening to Women in Transitional Justice?...

    Year
    2014
    Issues
    Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
    Country
    Rwanda
    Keywords
    Rape Genocide Reconciliation Akayesu Stereotype

    Reference link
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/44209348/12_1.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1549021286&Signature=2VIJzCM%2FKTlL8PLHoVjpfauvOAk%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DWhat_is_happening_to_women_in_transition.pdf
    Full reference
    Sahin, Bilge, "What is Happening to Women in Transitional Justice? Analysing the Crime of Rape and its Reconciliation in the ICTR", in Fe Dergi, 2014, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 1-13.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Sahin, Bilge
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

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